Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: fix memory leak in query_regdb_file() In the function query_regdb_file() the alpha2 parameter is duplicated using kmemdup() and subsequently freed in regdb_fw_cb(). However, request_firmware_nowait() can fail without calling regdb_fw_cb() and thus leak memory.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-05-01T14:10:28.610Z

Last Modified :

2025-10-01T16:10:57.930Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-49881 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2022-49881.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ede1a988299e95d54bd89551fd635980572e920 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/219446396786330937bcd382a7bc4ccd767383bc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c9fa2cc6bf4b6e1a74057aef8b5cffd23d3264 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57b962e627ec0ae53d4d16d7bd1033e27e67677a cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1e12180321f416d83444f2cdc9259e0f5093d35 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9b5a4566d5bc71cc901be50d1fa24da00613120 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050154-CVE-2022-49881-3caa@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49881 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49881 cve-icon
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