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CVE-2022-50290 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix memory leak in ieee80211_if_add() When register_netdevice() failed in ieee80211_if_add(), ndev->tstats isn't released. Fix it.


Metrics

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13e5afd3d773c6fc6ca2b89027befaaaa1ea7293 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/147537737a3c83e07a5295de38424c21d354d2a4 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e32f1299814e8aa2e75aa58704543a36ea3e201 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a50a7f64243bd21a84353c371f3977b9ffd9fa5 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2c0b94f48373ee743a4d63825a9d52364418837 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50290
NVD Published Date:
09/15/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/15/2025
Source:
kernel.org