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CVE-2022-1679

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 57th percentile. Fixed in 4.14.291.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile57th0.8% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix4.14.291Upgrade to this build
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e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114701

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU, CSAF

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  • n/a KernelAffected: Linux kernel 5.18-rc7Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Linux KernelAffected: ≥ 2.6.35, < 4.14.291Upgrade to: 4.14.291Stated by: NVD
  • Canonical Ltd. UbuntuAffected: 18.04 LTSUpgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special EditionAffected: 1.6 «Смоленск»Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU
  • Novell Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsAffected: 12 SP4Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

Versions as the sources state them. 7 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS57th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.8% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 57th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

10 events over 1612 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  2. OpenVAS check added
  3. Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
  4. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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