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CVE-2022-49191: mxser: fix xmit_buf leak in activate when LSR == 0xff

• 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: mxser: fix xmit_buf leak in activate when LSR == 0xff When LSR is 0xff in ->activate() (rather unlike), we return an error. Provided ->shutdown() is not called when ->activate() fails, nothing actually frees the buffer in this case. Fix this by properly freeing the buffer in a designated label. We jump there also from the "!info->type" if now too.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 2.6.33 before 4.9.311; from 4.10 before 4.14.276; from 4.15 before 4.19.238; from 4.20 before 5.4.189; from 5.5 before 5.10.110; from 5.11 before 5.15.33 — fixed in 4.14.276, 4.19.238, 4.9.311, 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.276, 4.19.238, 4.9.311, 5.10.110. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/125b7c929fc9b1e5eaa344bceb6367dfa6fd3f9d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd05c38a27bee7fb42aa4d43174d68ac55dac0f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/376922045009f8ea2d20a8fa3475e95b47c41690
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/685b6d16bf89595310b5d61394c9b97cc9505c7c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9041b2f90c0eace73106f22350e1d2c98f5edc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dffc2035fbaada60ca8db59e0962e34f760370a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/996291d06851a26678a0fab488b6e1f0677c0576
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b125b08dbee3611f03f53b71471813ed4ccafcdd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd3a4907ee334b40d7aa880c7ab310b154fd5cd4

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