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HistoryMay 16, 2022 - 12:00 a.m.

CVE-2022-1679

2022-05-1600:00:00
ubuntu.com
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use-after-free flaw
atheros wireless adapter
local user
crash
escalate privileges
linux kernel

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%

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.

Bugs

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchlinux< 4.15.0-191.202UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlinux< 5.4.0-124.140UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlinux< 5.15.0-43.46UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlinux< 4.4.0-229.263UNKNOWN
ubuntu18.04noarchlinux-aws< 4.15.0-1139.150UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlinux-aws< 5.4.0-1083.90UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchlinux-aws< 5.15.0-1017.21UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-aws< 4.4.0-1109.115UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchlinux-aws< 4.4.0-1145.160UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchlinux-aws-5.15< 5.15.0-1017.21~20.04.1UNKNOWN
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References

CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0

Percentile

5.1%