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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0037 30.8 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a – — Linux 5.1 – 5.4.226
TIMELINE Aug 22 Reserved by Linux Oct 21 Published (CNA: Linux) Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-49023 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD).
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| October 21, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-49023 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2022-49023 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
Weaknesses: CWE-120
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