Answer in brief
CVE-2022-49023 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in wifi: cfg80211: fix buffer overflow in elem comparison. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a <f5c2ec288a865dbe3706b09bed12302e9f6d696b || >=0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a <9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa || >=0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a <88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6 || >=0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a <391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1 || >=0b8fb8235be8be99a197e8d948fc0a2df8dc261a <9f16b5c82a025cd4c864737409234ddc44fb166a | f5c2ec288a865dbe3706b09bed12302e9f6d696b, 9e6b79a3cd17620d467311b30d56f2648f6880aa, 88a6fe3707888bd1893e9741157a7035c4159ab6, 391cb872553627bdcf236c03ee7d5adb275e37e1, 9f16b5c82a025cd4c864737409234ddc44fb166a |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.1 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 21, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
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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