Vulnerability · Published Mar 12, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-26966
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the linux package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.16.12. drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from heap memory via crafted frame lengths from a device.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.16.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26966 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.16.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26966 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.16.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26966 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26966 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26966 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26966 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10 x_refsource_MISC
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9da0b56fe27206b49f39805f7dcda8a89379062 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220701 [SECURITY] [DLA 3065-1] linux security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST