CVE-2022-49206

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Memory Leak

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in error flow for subscribe event routine In case the second xa_insert() fails, the obj_event is not released. Fix the error unwind flow to free that memory to avoid a memory leak.

References (6)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0174a89663a5ef83617da15bf24c0af2f62b6c7f

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087f9c3f2309ed183f7e4b85ae57121d8663224d

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414b4e8738484379f18d6c4e780787c80dbf8a2c

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd392e352d3269938fea32061a74655a613f929

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98d903ff9e79c210beddea4e6bc15ac38e25aa5

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66498507801fd9a20307a15a0814a0a016c3cde

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 16.0%

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 (6)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.4.189

linux/Kernel < 5.4.189linux

linux/Kernel < 5.10.110linux

linux/Kernel < 5.15.33linux

linux/Kernel < 5.16.19linux

linux/Kernel < 5.17.2linux

Timeline

Published Feb 26, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026