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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.
- 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
- GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 01:13:25.227066+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 01:07:31.726917+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2022-42720.html