CVE-2022-42719

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-10-14. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

A use-after-free in the mac80211 stack when parsing a multi-BSSID element in the Linux kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to crash the kernel and potentially execute code.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track*)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
68%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 13, 2022

Last Modified

May 15, 2025

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
Patch available.
generic

NetApp Product Security

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230203-0008/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: kernel-5.19.15-101.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNN3VFQPECS6D4PS6ZWD7AFXTOSJDSSR/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: kernel-5.19.15-301.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S2KTU5LFZNQS7YNGE56MT46VHMXL3DD2/
generic

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: kernel-5.19.15-201.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora mailing-lists

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GGHENNMLCWIQV2LLA56BJNFIUZ7WB4IY/
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 3173-1] linux-5.10 security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
generic

wifi: mac80211: fix MBSSID parsing use-after-free - kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git - Wireless tree for the current Linux release

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=ff05d4b45dd89b922578dac497dcabf57cf771c6
generic

Making sure you're not a bot!

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204051
generic

oss-security - Re: Various Linux Kernel WLAN security issues (RCE/DOS) found

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/5
generic

oss-security - Various Linux Kernel WLAN security issues (RCE/DOS) found

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/13/2
generic

Packet Storm Security

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171005/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LNS-0091-1.html

Patch Availability(9)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-image-unsigned-5.15.0-1019-gke (5.15.0-1019.23) @ jammy2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-headers-oem-22.04 (5.17.0.1020.19) @ jammy2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntubackport-iwlwifi-dkms (9904-0ubuntu3.1) @ kinetic2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-5.19.0-23-generic-lpae (5.19.0-23.24) @ kinetic2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-buildinfo-5.4.0-132-generic (5.4.0-132.148) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-headers-azure-fde (5.4.0.1095.101+cvm1.33) @ focal2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-gcp-5.4-tools-5.4.0-1093 (5.4.0-1093.102~18.04.1) @ bionic2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulinux-image-5.15.0-1024-azure-fde (5.15.0-1024.30.1) @ jammy2026-05-25ubuntu
ubuntulowlatency-5.4 (5.4.0-26) @ bionic2026-05-25ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(15 across 15 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.15(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.16(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.17(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-lts—5.15.74-r0—
Debian:10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux-5.105.10.136-1~deb10u1, 5.10.136-1~deb10u2, 5.10.136-1~deb10u35.10.149-2~deb10u1—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (20 versions)5.10.149-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.0.2-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.0.2-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux—6.0.2-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(10)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-42719?
CVE-2022-42719 is a high vulnerability published on October 13, 2022. A use-after-free in the mac80211 stack when parsing a multi-BSSID element in the Linux kernel 5.2 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to crash the kernel and potentially execute code.
When was CVE-2022-42719 disclosed?
CVE-2022-42719 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 13, 2022, with the most recent update on May 15, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2022-42719 actively exploited?
CVE-2022-42719 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 31.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-42719?
CVE-2022-42719 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2022-42719?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-42719, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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