What is CVE-2022-47518?

CVE-2022-47518 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787). CVE-2022-47518 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-47518?

CVE-2022-47518 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-47518?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-47518. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-47518 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-47518 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html

CVE-2022-47518

High

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 6.0.11. Missing validation of the number of channels in drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c in the WILC1000 wireless driver can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow when copying the list of operating channels from Wi-Fi management frames.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-12-18

Last modified 2025-04-17

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-787

CVE-2022-47518 is a Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Write?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-47518 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221123153543.8568-5-philipturnbull%40github.com
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0007/

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0cdfa9e6f0915e3d243e2393bfa8a22e12d553b0
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-47518

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-12-18

Modified 2025-04-17

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-47518?

CVE-2022-47518 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Write flaw (CWE-787) . CVE-2022-47518 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-47518?

CVE-2022-47518 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-47518?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-47518. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-47518 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-47518 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)?

The product writes data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-787 on MITRE CWE →