CVE-2022-49817
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.15.80 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mhi: Fix memory leak in mhi_net_dellink() MHI driver registers network device without setting the needs_free_netdev flag, and does NOT call free_netdev() when unregisters network device, which causes a memory leak. This patch calls free_netdev() to fix it since netdev_priv is used after unregister.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
15.0%
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 (8)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.15.80
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel
< 5.15.80linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.0.10linux
Timeline
Published
May 01, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026