CVE-2022-49028

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.5-5.10.158 5.11-5.15.82 5.16-6.0.12 - Resource Leak in ixgbevf_init_module

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module() ixgbevf_init_module() won't destroy the workqueue created by create_singlethread_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed. Add destroy_workqueue() in fail path to prevent the resource leak. Similar to the handling of u132_hcd_init in commit f276e002793c ("usb: u132-hcd: fix resource leak")

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-459
Status published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel 4.5.0 - 5.10.158linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.82linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.12linux
Linux/Linux < 4.5
Linux/Linux 4.5
Linux/Linux 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 - 7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374a
Linux/Linux 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 - 8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181
Linux/Linux 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 - c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2
Linux/Linux 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 - f166c62cad798c53300b4b327e44300c73ec492d
Linux/Linux 5.10.158 - 5.10.*
... and 5 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026