CVE-2022-42722
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.09%
Description
In the Linux kernel 5.8 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16, local attackers able to inject WLAN frames into the mac80211 stack could cause a NULL pointer dereference denial-of-service attack against the beacon protection of P2P devices.
How to fix CVE-2022-42722
To remediate CVE-2022-42722, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/linux-lts—upgrade to 5.15.74-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 5.10.149-1 or later
Is CVE-2022-42722 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.15.74-r0
- from 0, < 5.10.149-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |