CVE-2022-41674

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.19.16. Attackers able to inject WLAN frames could cause a buffer overflow in the ieee80211_bss_info_update function in net/mac80211/scan.c.

CVSS 3.1

8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS

4.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-787

Published

2022-10-14

Modified

2026-10-14

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• debian:debian_linux
• fedoraproject:fedora
• linux:linux_kernel

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0090-1.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1203770
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/log/net/mac80211/scan.c
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=aebe9f4639b13a1f4e9a6b42cdd2e38c617b442d

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