5.5

CVE-2022-26966: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-26966DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26966
Published 12-03-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

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.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 18 · Related 17

Timeline

  1. 12-03-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last 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

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

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

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
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 81 products

References

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