CVE-2022-1679
CVE-2022-1679
Vexday Risk Score
3Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS —EPSS 0.8%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
16 May 2022Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Affected products
n/a · Kernel