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CVE-2022-24959

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-24959 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the yam_siocdevprivate function of the hamradio/yam.c driver, affecting versions prior to 5.16.5. This flaw has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and primarily impacting availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.16.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18780-16820Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18781-16823Fixed in: 5.15.26.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 kernel 5.10.102.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: -
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.26.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.26.1-1

Vendor Advisories (2)

microsoft2022-Feb/CVE-2022-24959Moderate

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.

Feb 8, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-24959Moderate

kernel: memory leak in yam_siocdevprivate() in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c

Jan 25, 2022

References

cdn.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.5
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/29eb31542787e1019208a2e1047bb7c76c069536
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00012.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5092
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5096
Third Party Advisory