CVE-2022-49312
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8712: fix a potential memory leak in r871xu_drv_init()
In r871xu_drv_init(), if r8712_init_drv_sw() fails, then the memory allocated by r8712_alloc_io_queue() in r8712_usb_dvobj_init() is not properly released as there is no action will be performed by r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit(). To properly release it, we should call r8712_free_io_queue() in r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit().
Besides, in r871xu_dev_remove(), r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() will be called by r871x_dev_unload() under condition `padapter->bup` and r8712_free_io_queue() is called by r8712_free_drv_sw().
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However, r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() does not rely on `padapter->bup` and calling r8712_free_io_queue() in r8712_free_drv_sw() is negative for better understading the code. So I move r8712_usb_dvobj_deinit() into r871xu_dev_remove(), and remove r8712_free_io_queue() from r8712_free_drv_sw().
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.27%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 17
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-401
- CWE-401
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/205e039fead72e87ad2838f5e649a4c4834f648b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a89a92efc342dd7c44b6056da87debc598f9c73
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7288ff561de650d4139fab80e9cb0da9b5b32434
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8eb42d6d10f8fe509117859defddf9e72b4fa4d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2882b8baad068d21c99fb2ab5a85a2bdbd5b834
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