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TI-2022-25258 Aliases CVE-2022-49757GHSA-xvxr-rrxw-rfp9

EDAC/highbank: Fix memory leak in highbank_mc_probe()

Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/highbank: Fix memory leak in highbank_mc_probe() When devres_open_group() fails, it returns -ENOMEM without freeing memory allocated by edac_mc_alloc(). Call edac_mc_free() on the error handling path to avoid a memory leak. [ bp: Massage commit message. ]

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.305, 4.19.272, 5.4.231 +4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux3.6 and later4.14.305, 4.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91, 6.1.9, 6.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.6 and later Fixed in 4.14.305, 4.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91, 6.1.9, 6.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6 to before 4.14.305; 4.15 to before 4.19.272; 4.20 to before 5.4.231; 5.5 to before 5.10.166; 5.11 to before 5.15.91; 5.16 to before 6.1.9VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 to before 4.14.305; 4.15 to before 4.19.272; 4.20 to before 5.4.231; 5.5 to before 5.10.166; 5.11 to before 5.15.91; 5.16 to before 6.1.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.305, 4.19.272, 5.4.231, 5.10.166, 5.15.91, 6.1.9, 6.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49757
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvxr-rrxw-rfp9

References

Patch 7

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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