What is CVE-2022-49023?

CVE-2022-49023 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and patched in 5.4.226, 5.10.158, 5.15.82 and others. CVE-2022-49023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49023?

CVE-2022-49023 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-2022-49023?

Yes, CVE-2022-49023 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.226, 5.10.158, 5.15.82 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-49023 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-49023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-49023

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison For vendor elements, the code here assumes that 5 octets are present without checking. Since the element itself is already checked to fit, we only need to check the length.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2024-10-24

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-120

CVE-2022-49023 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.226, 5.10.158, 5.15.82, 6.0.12, 6.1 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.1

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.226 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.158 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.82 5.15.x ✓ 6.0.12 6.0.x ✓ 6.1

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-49023 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-49023

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2024-10-24

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-49023?

CVE-2022-49023 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.4.226, 5.10.158, 5.15.82 and others. CVE-2022-49023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-49023?

CVE-2022-49023 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-2022-49023?

Yes — CVE-2022-49023 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.226, 5.10.158, 5.15.82 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-49023 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-49023 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.