CVE-2022-50242
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Publication date: 2025-09-15
Last updated on: 2025-11-24
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drivers: net: qlcnic: Fix potential memory leak in qlcnic_sriov_init()
If vp alloc failed in qlcnic_sriov_init(), all previously allocated vp
needs to be freed.
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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) |
| 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 potential memory leak in the Linux kernel's qlcnic network driver. Specifically, if the allocation of virtual functions (vp) fails during the qlcnic_sriov_init() function, the previously allocated virtual functions are not properly freed, leading to a memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is a potential memory leak in the Linux kernel, which could lead to increased memory usage and possibly degrade system performance or stability over time if the issue occurs repeatedly.
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