CVE-2022-50025
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Publication date: 2025-06-18
Last updated on: 2025-11-13
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path
A bitmap_zalloc() must be balanced by a corresponding bitmap_free() in the
error handling path of afu_allocate_irqs().
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel related to the cxl driver. Specifically, in the error handling path of the function afu_allocate_irqs(), a bitmap allocated with bitmap_zalloc() is not properly freed with bitmap_free(), causing a memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability over time if the error path is triggered repeatedly.
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