What is CVE-2022-26966?

CVE-2022-26966 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2022-26966 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-26966?

CVE-2022-26966 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-26966?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-26966 patch availability.

Is CVE-2022-26966 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-26966 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2022-26966

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-03-12

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

References

4 total

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.10

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9da0b56fe27206b49f39805f7dcda8a89379062

Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220419-0001/

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-26966

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-03-12

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26966?

CVE-2022-26966 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2022-26966 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-26966?

CVE-2022-26966 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-26966?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2022-26966 patch availability.
Is CVE-2022-26966 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2022-26966 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.