CVE-2022-49906

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMay 1, 2025
First seenMay 1, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.15.78, 6.0.8 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.14 ≤ v < 5.15.78, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.0.8, 6.15.15.78, 6.0.8

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CVE-2022-49906 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar