CVE-2022-50624
Linux Kernel - Memory Leak in netsec MDIO Registration Error Handling
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: netsec: fix error handling in netsec_register_mdio() If phy_device_register() fails, phy_device_free() need be called to put refcount, so memory of phy device and device name can be freed in callback function. If get_phy_device() fails, mdiobus_unregister() need be called, or it will cause warning in mdiobus_free() and kobject is leaked.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Scores
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
8.2%
Details
Status
published
Products (19)
linux/Kernel
4.16.0 - 4.19.264linux
linux/Kernel
4.20.0 - 5.4.223linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.77linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.0.7linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.153linux
Linux/Linux
< 4.16
Linux/Linux
4.16
Linux/Linux
4.19.264 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux
5.10.153 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.15.77 - 5.15.*
... and 9 more
Published
Dec 08, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026