CVE-2022-49312

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.10.122, 5.11.0-5.15.47, 5.16.0-5.17.15, 5.18.0-5.18.4 - Use-After-Free in r871xu_drv_init

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8712: fix a potential memory leak in r871xu_drv_init() In r871xu_drv_init(), if r8712_init_drv_sw() fails, then the memory allocated by r8712_alloc_io_queue() in r8712_usb_dvobj_init() is not properly released as there is no action will be performed by r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit(). To properly release it, we should call r8712_free_io_queue() in r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit(). Besides, in r871xu_dev_remove(), r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() will be called by r871x_dev_unload() under condition `padapter->bup` and r8712_free_io_queue() is called by r8712_free_drv_sw(). However, r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() does not rely on `padapter->bup` and calling r8712_free_io_queue() in r8712_free_drv_sw() is negative for better understading the code. So I move r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() into r871xu_dev_remove(), and remove r8712_free_io_queue() from r8712_free_drv_sw().

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 15.6%
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-401
Status published
Products (17)
linux/Kernel 2.6.37 - 5.10.122linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.47linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.17.15linux
linux/Kernel 5.18.0 - 5.18.4linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.37
Linux/Linux 2.6.37
Linux/Linux 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef - 205e039fead72e87ad2838f5e649a4c4834f648b
Linux/Linux 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef - 5a89a92efc342dd7c44b6056da87debc598f9c73
Linux/Linux 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef - 7288ff561de650d4139fab80e9cb0da9b5b32434
Linux/Linux 2865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef - 8eb42d6d10f8fe509117859defddf9e72b4fa4d0
... and 7 more
Published Feb 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026