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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29eb31542787e1019208a2e1047bb7c76c069536
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
11.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.16.5
Published
Feb 11, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026