CVE-2022-49906

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.15.78 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ibmvnic: Free rwi on reset success Free the rwi structure in the event that the last rwi in the list processed successfully. The logic in commit 4f408e1fa6e1 ("ibmvnic: retry reset if there are no other resets") introduces an issue that results in a 32 byte memory leak whenever the last rwi in the list gets processed.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 18.2%
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 < 5.15.78
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel < 5.15.78linux
linux/Kernel < 6.0.8linux

Timeline

Published May 01, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026