VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-24959
There is a memory leak in yam_siocdevprivate in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.16.5. There is a memory leak in yam_siocdevprivate in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29eb31542787e1019208a2e1047bb7c76c069536Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29eb31542787e1019208a2e1047bb7c76c069536Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.