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CVE-2022-42720: linux kernel from 5.1 (inclusive), before 5.4.218 (exclusive), from 5.5 (inclusive), before 5.10.148 (exclusive), from…

CVE-2022-42720. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.009 (percentile 0.58624), scored 13-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 5.1 (inclusive), before 5.4.218 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.5 (inclusive), before 5.10.148 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.11 (inclusive), before 5.15.74 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 5.16 (inclusive), before 5.19.16 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.0 (inclusive), before 6.0.2 (exclusive)
linux

fedora · 36
fedoraproject

fedora · 37
fedoraproject

debian linux · 10.0
debian

debian linux · 11.0
debian

n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source

SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · 0 to before V1.1
Siemens

Description’s affected range: through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by local attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to trigger use-after-free conditions to potentially execute code

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published

CWE
CWE-416
CCR priority
31.4 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1
7.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS
0.009 · percentile 0.58624 · 2026-10-13
KEV
no

Provenance

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2022-42720.html