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CVE-2022-48776: mtd: parsers: qcom: Fix missing free for pparts in cleanup

• 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: 2024-07-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: parsers: qcom: Fix missing free for pparts in cleanup Mtdpart doesn't free pparts when a cleanup function is declared. Add missing free for pparts in cleanup function for smem to fix the leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.12.17 before 5.13; from 5.13.2 before 5.15.25; from 5.16 before 5.16.11; 5.17-rc1, 5.17-rc2, 5.17-rc3, 5.17-rc4 — fixed in 5.13, 5.15.25, 5.16.11

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.13, 5.15.25, 5.16.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37889f9a151d26a3fb0d3870f6e1046dee2e24
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd8ba961b9356c4113b96541c752c73d98fef70
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb5185896a68373714dc7d0009111744adc3345
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37889f9a151d26a3fb0d3870f6e1046dee2e24
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dd8ba961b9356c4113b96541c752c73d98fef70
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb5185896a68373714dc7d0009111744adc3345

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