{"cve":"CVE-2022-1679","nvd":{"published":"2022-05-16T18:15:08.410","modified":"2026-10-14T13:17:19.627","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html","https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","netapp:h300e_firmware","netapp:h300s_firmware","netapp:h410c_firmware","netapp:h410s_firmware","netapp:h500e_firmware","netapp:h500s_firmware","netapp:h700e_firmware","netapp:h700s_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:31:59.322382750+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-1679","score":0.00813,"percentile":0.56731,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}