CVE-2022-49949
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Fix memory leak in firmware upload In the case of firmware-upload, an instance of struct fw_upload is allocated in firmware_upload_register(). This data needs to be freed in fw_dev_release(). Create a new fw_upload_free() function in sysfs_upload.c to handle the firmware-upload specific memory frees and incorporate the missing kfree call for the fw_upload structure.
Published:Jun 18, 2025
Last Modified:Dec 31, 2025
EPS:Jun 18, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00018
CVSS Score:5.5
Affected Products
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
Linux
Linux Kernel
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