Description
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.
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.15.0-43.46 |
| linux-aws | — | 5.15.0-1017.21 |
| linux-aws-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1017.21~20.04.1 |
| linux-aws-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-aws-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1083.90~18.04.1 |
| linux-aws-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-aws-fips | — | — |
| linux-aws-hwe | — | 4.15.0-1139.150~16.04.1 |
| linux-azure | — | 5.15.0-1017.20 |
| linux-azure-4.15 | — | 4.15.0-1149.164 |
| linux-azure-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1017.20~20.04.1 |
| linux-azure-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-azure-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1089.94~18.04.1 |
| linux-azure-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-azure-edge | — | — |
| linux-azure-fde-5.19 | — | — |
| linux-azure-fips | — | — |
| linux-bluefield | — | — |
| linux-dell300x | — | 4.15.0-1051.56 |
| linux-fips | — | — |
| linux-gcp | — | 5.15.0-1016.21 |
| linux-gcp-4.15 | — | 4.15.0-1134.150 |
| linux-gcp-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1086.94~18.04.1 |
| linux-gcp-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-gcp-fips | — | — |
| linux-gke | — | 5.15.0-1014.17 |
| linux-gke-4.15 | — | — |
| linux-gke-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1014.17~20.04.1 |
| linux-gke-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1080.86~18.04.1 |
| linux-gkeop | — | 5.15.0-1002.4 |
| linux-gkeop-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1051.54~18.04.1 |
| linux-hwe | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-43.46~20.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-124.140~18.04.1 |
| linux-hwe-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-hwe-edge | — | — |
| linux-ibm | — | 5.15.0-1012.14 |
| linux-ibm-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1031.35~18.04.1 |
| linux-intel-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-intel-iot-realtime | — | — |
| linux-intel-iotg | — | 5.15.0-1013.17 |
| linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1015.20~20.04.2 |
| linux-iot | — | 5.4.0-1004.6 |
| linux-kvm | — | 5.15.0-1016.19 |
| linux-lowlatency | — | 5.15.0-43.46 |
| linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-43.46~20.04.1 |
| linux-lts-xenial | — | 4.4.0-229.263~14.04.1 |
| linux-oem | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.10 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oem-5.14 | — | 5.14.0-1045.51 |
| linux-oem-5.17 | — | 5.17.0-1013.14 |
| linux-oem-5.6 | — | — |
| linux-oracle | — | 5.15.0-1016.20 |
| linux-oracle-5.0 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.13 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1016.20~20.04.1 |
| linux-oracle-5.3 | — | — |
| linux-oracle-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1081.89~18.04.1 |
| linux-oracle-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-raspi | — | 5.15.0-1013.15 |
| linux-raspi-5.4 | — | 5.4.0-1068.78~18.04.1 |
| linux-raspi-realtime | — | — |
| linux-raspi2 | — | — |
| linux-realtime | — | 5.15.0-1019.19 |
| linux-riscv | — | 5.15.0-1016.18 |
| linux-riscv-5.11 | — | — |
| linux-riscv-5.15 | — | 5.15.0-1017.19~20.04.1 |
| linux-riscv-5.8 | — | — |
| linux-snapdragon | — | 4.15.0-1135.145 |
References
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