CVE-2022-49206

kernel: RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in error flow for subscribe event routine

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 26, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

RDMA/mlx5: Fix memory leak in error flow for subscribe event routine

In case the second xa_insert() fails, the obj_event is not released. Fix the error unwind flow to free that memory to avoid a memory leak.

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