CVE•Published 2022-10-13•Modified 2026-10-14•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2022-42719Linux · Linux_kernel
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
71
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 29% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A use-after-free in the mac80211 stack when parsing a multi-BSSID element in the Linux kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to crash the kernel and potentially execute code.
Timeline
Published 2022-10-13
Modified 2026-10-14
External references
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Shodan report
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Censys
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GitHub code
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Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2022-42719 on GitHub.