Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-24959
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.
Products affected by CVE-2022-24959
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24959
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 12 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-24959
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-24959
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The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-24959
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https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5
Release Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5092-1 linuxThird Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5096-1 linuxThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2941-1] linux-4.19 security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29eb31542787e1019208a2e1047bb7c76c069536
yam: fix a memory leak in yam_siocdevprivate() · torvalds/linux@29eb315 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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