Vulnerability identifier: #VU70626

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47519

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor:

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within IEEE80211_P2P_ATTR_OPER_CHANNEL in drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c in the WILC1000 wireless driver. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write when parsing the channel list attribute from Wi-Fi management frames and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://lore.kernel.org/r/20221123153543.8568-3-philipturnbull@github.com
http://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/051ae669e4505abbe05165bebf6be7922de11f41
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00031.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.