CVE-2022-48706

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.1.13 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa: ifcvf: Do proper cleanup if IFCVF init fails ifcvf_mgmt_dev leaks memory if it is not freed before returning. Call is made to correct return statement so memory does not leak. ifcvf_init_hw does not take care of this so it is needed to do it here.

References (2)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d2cc32c1c10bd889125d2adc16a6bc3338dcd3e

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b04456e248761cf68f562f2fd7c04e591fcac94

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 0.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-401

Status published

Affected Products (8)

linux/linux_kernel < 6.1.13

linux/linux_kernel

linux/Kernel < 6.1.13linux

Timeline

Published May 21, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026