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CVE-2022-1679

Published: 16 May 2022

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Atheros ath9k wireless device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle some error conditions, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-191.202)
focal
Released (5.4.0-124.140)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-43.46)
kinetic Needed

trusty Ignored
(was needed ESM criteria)
upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.4.0-229.263)
Patches:
Introduced by

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08

Fixed by 0ac4827f78c7ffe8eef074bc010e7e34bc22f533|local-CVE-2022-1679
ubuntu: https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/jammy/commit/?id=ef8e56f43b846a35a7c551f3848c0a6a9ff3c396
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1139.150)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1083.90)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1017.21)
kinetic Needed

trusty
Released (4.4.0-1109.115)
upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.4.0-1145.160)
linux-aws-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.3)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1017.21~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1083.90~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-aws-5.11)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.15.0-1139.150~16.04.1)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.3)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1089.94)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1017.20)
kinetic Needed

trusty
Released (4.15.0-1149.164~14.04.1)
upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.15.0-1149.164~16.04.1)
linux-azure-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1149.164)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1017.20~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.19
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Needed

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1089.94~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.11)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-azure-5.3)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-fde
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1089.94+cvm1.2)
impish Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-1017.20)
kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-azure-fde-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-bluefield
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1044.49)
impish Does not exist

jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-dell300x
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1051.56)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-fips
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Ignored
(out of standard support)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.3)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1086.94)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1016.21)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.15.0-1134.150~16.04.2)
linux-gcp-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1134.150)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1086.94~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gcp-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-gcp-5.11)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1080.86)
impish Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-1014.17)
kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Ignored
(reached end of standard support)
linux-gke-4.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gke-5.3)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-1014.17~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-gke-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gke-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1080.86~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gkeop
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1051.54)
impish Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-1002.4)
kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-gkeop-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1051.54~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(replaced by linux-hwe-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.15.0-191.202~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.13)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-43.46~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.19
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Needed

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-124.140~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.11)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe)
linux-ibm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1031.35)
impish Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-1012.14)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-ibm-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1031.35~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-intel-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-intel-iotg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-1013.17)
kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-intel-iotg-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Pending
(5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1125.130)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1073.78)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1016.19)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.4.0-1110.120)
linux-lowlatency
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.15.0-43.46)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.15.0-43.46~20.04.1)
jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Needed

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty
Released (4.4.0-229.263~14.04.1)
upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Ignored
(superseded by linux-hwe)
linux-oem-5.10
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.14
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.14.0-1045.51)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.17
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy
Released (5.17.0-1013.14)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-5.6
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-6.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Needs triage

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-6.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Needed

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-oem-osp1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1104.115)
focal
Released (5.4.0-1081.89)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1016.20)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial
Released (4.15.0-1104.115~16.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.3)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.13
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1081.89~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-oracle-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-oracle-5.11)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal
Released (5.4.0-1068.78)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1013.15)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi-5.4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (5.4.0-1068.78~18.04.1)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1117.125)
focal Ignored
(replaced by linux-raspi)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
linux-raspi2-5.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Ignored
(superseded by linux-raspi-5.4)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-riscv-5.8)
impish Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
jammy
Released (5.15.0-1016.18)
kinetic Needed

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv-5.11
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(was needs-triage now end-of-life)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-riscv-5.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

focal Ignored
(superseded by linux-riscv-5.11)
impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Does not exist

linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1135.145)
focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needed

xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H