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CVE-2022-42720

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-10-14 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Various refcounting bugs in the multi-BSS handling in the mac80211 stack in the Linux kernel 5.1 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by local attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to trigger use-after-free conditions to potentially execute code.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxLinux Linux KernelFedoraproject Fedora

Weakness Type

CWE-416, CWE-416

References