Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x Allows for Kernel Crash and Potential Code Execution

Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Linux Kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x Allows for Kernel Crash and Potential Code Execution

CVE-2022-42719 · HIGH Severity

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

A use-after-free in the mac80211 stack when parsing a multi-BSSID element in the Linux kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to crash the kernel and potentially execute code.

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