CVE-2022-26878

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <5.16.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm

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)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 28.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-401
Status published

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.15.17

Timeline

Published Mar 11, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026