CVE-2022-26966: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-26966 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 17Timeline
- 12-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
28%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.35% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu70 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-177.186 | < 5.4.0-117.132
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1128.137 | < 5.4.0-1078.84
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.13< 5.13.0-1023.25~20.04.1
Netapp8 products
Debian2 products
- linux< 5.16.12-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 5.16.12
4 vendors · 81 products
References
13 links- cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10X Refsource MISCREPORTMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory