CVE-2022-1679A 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.
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It affects Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem and 10 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name) | before V1.1 | CISA ADP |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.35 before 4.14.291; from 4.15 before 4.19.256; from 4.20 before 5.4.211; from 5.5 before 5.10.137; from 5.11 before 5.15.61; from 5.16 before 5.18.18; from 5.19 before 5.19.2 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 10.0 | NVD |
netapp h410c_firmware netapp:h410c_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h300s_firmware netapp:h300s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h500s_firmware netapp:h500s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h700s_firmware netapp:h700s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h300e_firmware netapp:h300e_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h500e_firmware netapp:h500e_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h700e_firmware netapp:h700e_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp h410s_firmware netapp:h410s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf%40kernel.org/t/patch, third-party-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220629-0007/third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00000.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.htmlmailing-list, third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
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