CVE-2022-49657

usbnet: fix memory leak in error case

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:23 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:18 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: fix memory leak in error case usbnet_write_cmd_async() mixed up which buffers need to be freed in which error case. v2: add Fixes tag v3: fix uninitialized buf pointer

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

3.8 ≤ v < 4.14.2883.8 ≤ v < 4.19.2523.8 ≤ v < 4.9.3233.8 ≤ v < 5.10.1303.8 ≤ v < 5.15.543.8 ≤ v < 5.18.113.8 ≤ v < 5.193.8 ≤ v < 5.4.2054.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2884.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2524.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2055.11 ≤ v < 5.15.545.16 ≤ v < 5.18.115.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1305.19 rc1 5.19 rc2 5.19 rc3 5.19 rc4 5.19 rc5877bd862f32b815d54ab5fc10a4fd903d7bf3012

Vendor states this is fixed in 0085da9df3dced730027923a6b48f58e9016af91 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 04894ab34faf40ab72a8a5ab5b404bb0606bbbff (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 3eed421ca5c809da93456f69203d164d5220be3d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5269209f54dd8dfd15f9383f3a3a1fe8370764f8 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b55a21b764c1e182014630fa5486d717484ac58f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in d5165e657987ff4ba0ace896d4376a3718a9fbc3 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in db89582ff330556188da856e01382ccbf3a5e706 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e7b4f69946a38209b4a4f660bf0e4cbed94f9b4b (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 3.8 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.288 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.252 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.323 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.130 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.54 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.11 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.205 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references