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CVE-2022-1679
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail w…
Impact
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | from 2.6.35 before 4.14.291 from 4.15 before 4.19.256 from 4.20 before 5.4.211 from 5.5 before 5.10.137 from 5.11 before 5.15.61 from 5.16 before 5.18.18 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 10.0 |
| Netapp | H410c Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H300s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700s Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H300e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H500e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H700e Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | H410s Firmware | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html