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CVE-2022-49657 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: fix memory leak in error case usbnet_write_cmd_async() mixed up which buffers need to be freed in which error case. v2: add Fixes tag v3: fix uninitialized buf pointer


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0085da9df3dced730027923a6b48f58e9016af91 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04894ab34faf40ab72a8a5ab5b404bb0606bbbff Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eed421ca5c809da93456f69203d164d5220be3d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5269209f54dd8dfd15f9383f3a3a1fe8370764f8 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b55a21b764c1e182014630fa5486d717484ac58f Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5165e657987ff4ba0ace896d4376a3718a9fbc3 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db89582ff330556188da856e01382ccbf3a5e706 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7b4f69946a38209b4a4f660bf0e4cbed94f9b4b Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-49657
NVD Published Date:
02/26/2025
NVD Last Modified:
03/11/2025
Source:
kernel.org