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CVE-2022-48725: RDMA/siw: Fix refcounting leak in siw_create_qp()

• 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: 2024-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/siw: Fix refcounting leak in siw_create_qp() The atomic_inc() needs to be paired with an atomic_dec() on the error path.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.15 before 5.15.22; from 5.16 before 5.16.8; 5.17-rc1, 5.17-rc2 — fixed in 5.15.22, 5.16.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.22, 5.16.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2989ba9532babac66e79997ccff73c015b69700c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75badebfdc0b3823054bedf112edb54d6357c75
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa3b844a50845c817660146c27c0fc29b08d3116
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2989ba9532babac66e79997ccff73c015b69700c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75badebfdc0b3823054bedf112edb54d6357c75
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa3b844a50845c817660146c27c0fc29b08d3116

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