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CVE-2022-49116: Bluetooth: use memset avoid memory leaks

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: use memset avoid memory leaks Use memset to initialize structs to prevent memory leaks in l2cap_ecred_connect

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.10.111; from 5.11 before 5.15.34; from 5.16 before 5.16.20; from 5.17 before 5.17.3 — fixed in 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42b6a39f439b6f37cc2024d91ce547d83290ff78
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9567d54e70ff58c2695c2cc2e53c86c67551d3e6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3715b2333e9a21692ba16ef8645eda584a9515d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d588c183a971b85c775ad66da563ee6e8bc8158f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e55acee9b7a737ec7f5161b94a78932a5514c8

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