In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison

For vendor elements, the code here assumes that 5 octets
are present without checking. Since the element itself is
already checked to fit, we only need to check the length.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00016.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a affected < f5c2ec288a865dbe3706b09bed12302e9f6d696b
0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a affected < 9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa
0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a affected < 88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6
0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a affected < 391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1
0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a affected < 9f16b5c82a025cd4c864737409234ddc44fb166a
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.1 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.1
5.4.226 unaffected ≤ 5.4.*
5.10.158 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.82 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.0.12 unaffected ≤ 6.0.*
6.1 unaffected ≤ *

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f16b5c82a025cd4c864737409234ddc44fb166a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5c2ec288a865dbe3706b09bed12302e9f6d696b cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024102154-CVE-2022-49023-381d@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49023 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49023 cve-icon
History

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-120
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison For vendor elements, the code here assumes that 5 octets are present without checking. Since the element itself is already checked to fit, we only need to check the length.
Title wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-05-04T08:28:16.767Z

Reserved: 2024-08-22T01:27:53.649Z

Link: CVE-2022-49023

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-10-22T13:12:21.863Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-10-21T20:15:13.290

Modified: 2024-10-24T03:50:29.357

Link: CVE-2022-49023

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-49023 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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