wifi: ipw2200: fix memory leak in ipw_wdev_init()
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ipw2200: fix memory leak in ipw_wdev_init() In the error path of ipw_wdev_init(), exception value is returned, and the memory applied for in the function is not released. Also the memory is not released in ipw_pci_probe(). As a result, memory leakage occurs. So memory release needs to be added to the error path of ipw_wdev_init().
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0025 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235 +5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.33 and later | 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.33 and later Fixed in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.308, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50660
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjcv-w6qg-r3fw
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75d20ba9506eb90d92e660e04dd887ff1495fcc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb3517b92a45c8004ac26250ae041a24eb23fef1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112c1af02b8f535baf42ef9d807aea963705ef15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2eb9d9d0c1535bc8e22840193bff4cdcac878b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9424ea9d557ef41d86eb40b6349ae991c3dcff89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ec7e8bf42f1542f966dda687c654aae81718c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f590fb3d14e5db3a9e06ee141b1685c429278ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fe21dc626117fb44a8eb393713a86a620128ce3
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50660 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50660 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jjcv-w6qg-r3fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50660 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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