CVE-2022-24959

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-24959  

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.

Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2053552: CVE-2022-24959 kernel: memory leak in yam_siocdevprivate() in drivers/net/hamradio/yam.c
  • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2022-24959