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.
CVE-2022-24959
Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-02-12. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 36%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 11, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (10)
- cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29eb31542787e1019208a2e1047bb7c76c069536
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/29eb31542787e1019208a2e1047bb7c76c069536
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5092
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5096
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-oem-5.14-tools-host (5.14.0-1024.26) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-lowlatency (5.13.0.40.49) @ impish | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-headers-azure-fde (5.4.0.1076.79+cvm1.21) @ focal | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-buildinfo-4.15.0-1137-azure (4.15.0-1137.150~16.04.1) @ xenial | 2026-05-26 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 4.19.118-1 ... 4.19.98-1~bpo9+1 (36 versions) | 4.19.232-1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 5.10.46-4 ... 5.10.92-1~bpo10+1 (7 versions) | 5.10.92-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.16.7-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.16.7-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 5.16.7-1 | — |
Debian:9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-4.19 | 4.19.132-1~deb9u1 ... 4.19.208-1~deb9u1 (10 versions) | 4.19.232-1~deb9u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(5)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2022-249592022-02-18
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.
- UbuntuUSN-5302-1NEGLIGIBLE
Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5383-1NEGLIGIBLE
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5384-1NEGLIGIBLE
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-5385-1NEGLIGIBLE
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 28× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 150 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-09-07 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-09-05 21:30 UTCOSV refresh
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