Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-49819
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: octeon_ep: fix potential memory leak in octep_device_setup() When occur unsupported_dev and mbox init errors, it did not free oct->conf and iounmap() oct->mmio[i].hw_addr. That would trigger memory leak problem. Add kfree() for oct->conf and iounmap() for oct->mmio[i].hw_addr under unsupported_dev and mbox init errors to fix the problem.
EPSS: 0.001 (4.5th 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 862cd659a6fbac664f1fcdd7149046040a7a7e9c, 5.19, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49819?
- CVE-2022-49819 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49819?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.