CVE-2022-1679

Name	CVE-2022-1679
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-3131-1, DLA-3173-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	buster	4.19.249-2	vulnerable
	buster (security)	4.19.269-1	fixed
	bullseye	5.10.158-2	fixed
	bullseye (security)	5.10.162-1	fixed
	bookworm, sid	6.1.20-1	fixed
linux-5.10 (PTS)	buster (security)	5.10.162-1~deb10u1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin
linux	source	buster	4.19.260-1	DLA-3131-1
linux	source	bullseye	5.10.140-1
linux	source	(unstable)	5.19.6-1
linux-5.10	source	buster	5.10.149-2~deb10u1	DLA-3173-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2084125
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ilqc7jv9.fsf@kernel.org/t/