CVE-2022-49628: net: stmmac: fix leaks in probe

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: net: stmmac: fix leaks in probe These two error paths should clean up before returning.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.14 before 5.15.56; from 5.16 before 5.18.13; 5.19-rc1, 5.19-rc2, 5.19-rc3, 5.19-rc4, 5.19-rc5, 5.19-rc6 — fixed in 5.15.56, 5.18.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.56, 5.18.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23aa6d5088e3bd65de77c5c307237b9937f8b48a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd91bc60f305610401b2196bedb573693d6c8e46
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4bd3202a2b4194ab6c0ce61628095d54f994db4

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