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Unscored CVE-2022-26878 EUVD-2022-31427GHSA-7rp6-p829-5x6w

drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.3 has a memory leak (socket buffers have memory allocated but not freed).

Published Mar 11, 2022 · Updated Oct 8, 2026 · Assigned by mitre

Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

drivers/bluetooth/virtio_bt.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.3 has a memory leak (socket buffers have memory allocated but not freed).

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 5.16.7-1 —
Debian 13 linux 5.16.7-1 —
Debian 12 linux 5.16.7-1 —

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.13 5.13.0-1022.24~20.04.1 USN-5383-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.13 5.13.0-1022.26~20.04.1 USN-5383-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.13 5.13.0-1024.29~20.04.1 USN-5383-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.13 5.13.0-40.45~20.04.1 USN-5383-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-5.13 5.13.0-1011.11 USN-5383-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oem-5.14 5.14.0-1024.26 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.13 5.13.0-1027.32~20.04.1 USN-5383-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv +16 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +12 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.32.1-2 —

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