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CVE-2022-49023

kernel: wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 21, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. When performing an elem comparison, no length checking is performed, which can result in the system's loss of availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')