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CVE-2022-49023

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2024-10-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2022-49023
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.26%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.

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