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CVE-2022-49028
ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module()
Medium5.5EPSS 0.24%
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- Updated
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- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module() ixgbevf_init_module() won't destroy the workqueue created by create_singlethread_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed. Add destroy_workqueue() in fail path to prevent the resource leak. Similar to the handling of u132_hcd_init in commit f276e002793c ("usb: u132-hcd: fix resource leak")
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.24% · top 84% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 – < f166c62cad798c53300b4b327e44300c73ec492d
- affected 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 – < 7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374a
- affected 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 – < c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2
- affected 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 – < 8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181
- affected 4.5
- unaffected < 4.5
- unaffected 5.10.158 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.82 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.0.12 – ≤ 6.0.*
- unaffected 6.1 – ≤ *
References (4)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f166c62cad798c53300b4b327e44300c73ec492d (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374a (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
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