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CVE-2022-48905: ibmvnic: free reset-work-item when flushing

• 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: 2024-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ibmvnic: free reset-work-item when flushing Fix a tiny memory leak when flushing the reset work queue.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.18 before 4.19.233; from 4.20 before 5.4.183; from 5.5 before 5.10.104; from 5.11 before 5.15.27; from 5.16 before 5.16.13; 5.17-rc1, 5.17-rc2, 5.17-rc3, 5.17-rc4, 5.17-rc5, 5.17-rc6 — fixed in 4.19.233, 5.10.104, 5.15.27, 5.16.13, 5.4.183

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.233, 5.10.104, 5.15.27, 5.16.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39738a2346b270e8f72f88d8856de2c167bd2899
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c26745e4576cec224092e6cc12e37829333b183
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b07100c20e95c78b8cb4d6d28ca53eb9ef81f2
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6acbc8875282d3ca8a73fa93cd7a9b166de5019c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786576c03b313a9ff6585458aa0dfd039d897f51
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d0657f39f487d904fca713e0bc39c2707382553

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