CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-26878

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.33%

25th percentile - higher than 25% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel before version 5.16.3, drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c has a memory leak (socket buffers have memory allocated but not freed).

Risk Assessment

The risk involves gradual exhaustion of system memory, potentially leading to performance degradation or system crash.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to version 5.16.3 or later, which includes a fix for this memory leak.

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Original NVD description (English source)

drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.3 has a memory leak (socket buffers have memory allocated but not freed).

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS