{"cve":"CVE-2022-42721","nvd":{"published":"2022-10-14T00:15:09.587","modified":"2026-10-14T19:16:51.797","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-835"],"references":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5","https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204060","https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=bcca852027e5878aec911a347407ecc88d6fff7f","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:36:05.460296998+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-42721","score":0.00645,"percentile":0.5063,"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."]}