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CVE-2022-48709: ice: switch: fix potential memleak in ice_add_adv_recipe()

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ice: switch: fix potential memleak in ice_add_adv_recipe() When ice_add_special_words() fails, the 'rm' is not released, which will lead to a memory leak. Fix this up by going to 'err_unroll' label. Compile tested only.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.16 before 6.1.12; 6.2-rc1, 6.2-rc2, 6.2-rc3, 6.2-rc4, 6.2-rc5, 6.2-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 6.1.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f4ff6f23f00f5501ff2d7054c1a37c170a7aa0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a606ce68426c88ff2563382b33cc34f3485fe57
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47f4ff6f23f00f5501ff2d7054c1a37c170a7aa0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a606ce68426c88ff2563382b33cc34f3485fe57

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