CVE-2022-26966

kernel: heap memory leak in drivers/net/usb/sr9700.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 13, 2022

Updated · June 27, 2026

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.

Statement

There was no shipped kernel version that was seen affected by this problem. These files are not built in our source code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-212 · Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer