CVE-2022-49206
"Melanox RDMA Linux Kernel Memory Leak Vulnerability"
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in error flow for subscribe event routine In case the second xa_insert() fails, the obj_event is not released. Fix the error unwind flow to free that memory to avoid a memory leak.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 18, 2025, 8:11 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-401 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.33 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.17 up to (excluding) 5.17.2 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.110 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.16.19 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.3 up to (excluding) 5.4.189 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0174a89663a5ef83617da15bf24c0af2f62b6c7f Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087f9c3f2309ed183f7e4b85ae57121d8663224d Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414b4e8738484379f18d6c4e780787c80dbf8a2c Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd392e352d3269938fea32061a74655a613f929 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98d903ff9e79c210beddea4e6bc15ac38e25aa5 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66498507801fd9a20307a15a0814a0a016c3cde Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in error flow for subscribe event routine In case the second xa_insert() fails, the obj_event is not released. Fix the error unwind flow to free that memory to avoid a memory leak. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0174a89663a5ef83617da15bf24c0af2f62b6c7f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087f9c3f2309ed183f7e4b85ae57121d8663224d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/414b4e8738484379f18d6c4e780787c80dbf8a2c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd392e352d3269938fea32061a74655a613f929 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c98d903ff9e79c210beddea4e6bc15ac38e25aa5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66498507801fd9a20307a15a0814a0a016c3cde
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