{"cve":"CVE-2022-42896","nvd":{"published":"2022-11-23T15:15:10.723","modified":"2026-10-14T19:16:52.337","status":"Modified","description":"There are use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c's l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req functions which may allow code execution and leaking kernel memory (respectively) remotely via Bluetooth. A remote attacker could execute code leaking kernel memory via Bluetooth if within proximity of the victim.\n\nWe recommend upgrading past commit   https://www.google.com/url  https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/711f8c3fb3db61897080468586b970c87c61d9e4 https://www.google.com/url","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/711f8c3fb3db61897080468586b970c87c61d9e4","https://kernel.dance/#711f8c3fb3db61897080468586b970c87c61d9e4","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/711f8c3fb3db61897080468586b970c87c61d9e4","https://kernel.dance/#711f8c3fb3db61897080468586b970c87c61d9e4","https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:28.463369388+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-42896","score":0.0245,"percentile":0.84257,"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."]}