What is CVE-2022-48776?

CVE-2022-48776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-48776?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-48776

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: parsers: qcom: Fix missing free for pparts in cleanup Mtdpart doesn't free pparts when a cleanup function is declared. Add missing free for pparts in cleanup function for smem to fix the leak.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 5.12.17, 5.15.25, 5.14
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.17

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48776?: CVE-2022-48776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-48776?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.