Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-42721
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop in the bpftool package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A list management bug in 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 corrupt a linked list and, in turn, potentially execute code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | bpftool | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | bpftool | 7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-cross-headers | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-uki-virt | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-doc | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-doc | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-kvm | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-kvm | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-kvm | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2736 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-rt-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2148 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-tools-libs-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-uki-virt | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-core | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-zfcpdump-modules-extra | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | perf | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | perf | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | python3-perf | 4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | ALSA-2023:2951 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | python3-perf | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | rtla | 5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2458 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | linux-lts | 5.15.74-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | linux-lts | 5.15.74-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | linux-lts | 5.15.74-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | linux-lts | 5.15.74-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | backport-iwlwifi-dkms | 9858-0ubuntu3.1 | USN-5708-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | backport-iwlwifi-dkms | 9858-0ubuntu3.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | backport-iwlwifi-dkms | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | backport-iwlwifi-dkms | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | backport-iwlwifi-dkms | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | backport-iwlwifi-dkms | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-52.58 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-52.58 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1022.26 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1022.26 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1022.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1022.27 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1024.30.1 | USN-5752-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1024.30.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1021.28 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1021.28 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1019.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1019.23 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1007.10 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1007.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1017.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1017.20 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1018.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1020.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1020.24 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-52.58 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-52.58 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1020.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | 5.17.0-1020.21 | USN-5693-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1021.27 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1021.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1017.19 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1017.19 | USN-5692-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1022.26 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42721 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204060
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=bcca852027e5878aec911a347407ecc88d6fff7f
- FEDORA-2022-2cfbe17910 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-b948fc3cfb vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-1a5b125ac6 vendor-advisory
- DSA-5257 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221101 [SECURITY] [DLA 3173-1] linux-5.10 security update mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html