{"id":"CVE-2022-41674","title":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19.16","summary":"An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19.16. Attackers able to inject WLAN frames could cause a buffer overflow in the ieee80211_bss_info_update function in net/mac80211/scan.c.","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-787","CWE-787"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 5.1, < 5.4.218","linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.148","linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.74","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.19.16","linux_kernel >= 6.0, < 6.0.2","fedora = 35","fedora = 36","fedora = 37","debian_linux = 10.0","debian_linux = 11.0"],"patched":["linux_kernel 6.0.2"],"published":"2022-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T18:17:06.313","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41674","references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203770","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/net/mac80211/scan.c","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=aebe9f4639b13a1f4e9a6b42cdd2e38c617b442d","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203770","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/net/mac80211/scan.c","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=aebe9f4639b13a1f4e9a6b42cdd2e38c617b442d","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.04144,"epssPercentile":0.90688,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T18:47:39.274Z","slug":"CVE-2022-41674","body":"## Overview\n\nAn issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19.16. Attackers able to inject WLAN frames could cause a buffer overflow in the ieee80211_bss_info_update function in net/mac80211/scan.c.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.1, < 5.4.218`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.148`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.74`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.19.16`\n- `linux_kernel >= 6.0, < 6.0.2`\n- `fedora = 35`\n- `fedora = 36`\n- `fedora = 37`\n- `debian_linux = 10.0`\n- `debian_linux = 11.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 6.0.2`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.8,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}