<p>Upgrade <code>Centos:8</code> <code>kernel-headers</code> to version 0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 or higher.</p>

Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8

Threat Intelligence

0.04% (6^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELHEADERS-3047238
published 14 Oct 2022
disclosed 13 Oct 2022

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Introduced: 13 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-42721 Open this link in a new tab CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-headers to version 0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-headers package and not the kernel-headers package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A list management bug in BSS handling in the mac80211 stack in the Linux kernel 5.1 through 5.19.x before 5.19.16 could be used by local attackers (able to inject WLAN frames) to corrupt a linked list and, in turn, potentially execute code.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Local
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

Low
User Interaction (UI)

None

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

None
Integrity (I)

None
Availability (A)

High

Improper Input Validation Affecting kernel-headers package, versions <0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8

Severity

Based on CentOS security rating