CVE-2022-49661

can: gs_usb: gs_usb_open/close(): fix memory leak

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%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: gs_usb: gs_usb_open/close(): fix memory leak The gs_usb driver appears to suffer from a malady common to many USB CAN adapter drivers in that it performs usb_alloc_coherent() to allocate a number of USB request blocks (URBs) for RX, and then later relies on usb_kill_anchored_urbs() to free them, but this doesn't actually free them. As a result, this may be leaking DMA memory that's been used by the driver. This commit is an adaptation of the techniques found in the esd_usb2 driver where a similar design pattern led to a memory leak. It explicitly frees the RX URBs and their DMA memory via a call to usb_free_coherent(). Since the RX URBs were allocated in the gs_can_open(), we remove them in gs_can_close() rather than in the disconnect function as was done in esd_usb2. For more information, see the 928150fad41b ("can: esd_usb2: fix memory leak").

Affected

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

3.16 ≤ v < 4.14.2883.16 ≤ v < 4.19.2523.16 ≤ v < 4.9.3233.16 ≤ v < 5.10.1303.16 ≤ v < 5.15.543.16 ≤ v < 5.18.113.16 ≤ v < 5.193.16 ≤ 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 < 5.10.1303.165.19 rc15.19 rc25.19 rc35.19 rc45.19 rc5d08e973a77d128b25e01a08c34d89593fdf222da
Vendor states this is fixed in 0e60230bc64355c80abe993d1719fdb318094e20 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2bda24ef95c0311ab93bda00db40486acf30bd0a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 339fa9f80d3b94177a7a459c6d115d3b56007d5a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f655b5e13fa4b27e915b6c209ac0da74fd75963 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c1d806bc29ff7ffe0e2a023583c8720ed96cb0b0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d0b8e223998866b3e7b2895927d4e9689b0a80d8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d91492638b054f4a359621ef216242be5973ed6b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ffb6cc6601ec7c8fa963dcf76025df4a02f2cf5c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.16 (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)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e60230bc64355c80abe993d1719fdb318094e20
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda24ef95c0311ab93bda00db40486acf30bd0a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/339fa9f80d3b94177a7a459c6d115d3b56007d5a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f655b5e13fa4b27e915b6c209ac0da74fd75963
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d806bc29ff7ffe0e2a023583c8720ed96cb0b0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0b8e223998866b3e7b2895927d4e9689b0a80d8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d91492638b054f4a359621ef216242be5973ed6b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb6cc6601ec7c8fa963dcf76025df4a02f2cf5c

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401

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