CVE-2022-24959 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1.33 - autoclosed

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CVE-2022-24959 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 943a37114977025aa089143316b489c8146cc673

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c /drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2022-02-11

URL: CVE-2022-24959

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24959

Release Date: 2022-02-11

Fix Resolution: v5.17-rc2

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.