Description
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).
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1d0688421449718c6c5f46e458a378c9b530ba18
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-bluetooth/1A203F5E-FB5E-430C-BEA3-86B191D69D58%40holtmann.org/
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.3
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.17
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/11/1
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
23.3%
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 (1)
linux/linux_kernel
5.13 - 5.15.17
Published
Mar 11, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026