CVE-2022-48968

kernel: octeontx2-pf: Fix potential memory leak in otx2_init_tc()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 21, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in the rvu_nicpf module in the Linux kernel. A memory leak can occur due to an improper error handling, potentially impacting system performance and possibly resulting in a denial of service.

Statement

The rvu_nicpf module in the Linux kernel as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 is not affected by this vulnerability, in RHEL-8 the module is not built and in RHEL-9 the fix was already applied.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime