CVE-2022-49926

net: dsa: Fix possible memory leaks in dsa_loop_init()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2025 at 02:11 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: Fix possible memory leaks in dsa_loop_init() kmemleak reported memory leaks in dsa_loop_init(): kmemleak: 12 new suspected memory leaks unreferenced object 0xffff8880138ce000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 390, jiffies 4295040478 (age 238.976s) backtrace: [<000000006a94f1d5>] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x60 [<00000000a9c44622>] phy_device_create+0x5d/0x970 [<00000000d0ee2afc>] get_phy_device+0xf3/0x2b0 [<00000000dca0c71f>] __fixed_phy_register.part.0+0x92/0x4e0 [<000000008a834798>] fixed_phy_register+0x84/0xb0 [<0000000055223fcb>] dsa_loop_init+0xa9/0x116 [dsa_loop] ... There are two reasons for memleak in dsa_loop_init(). First, fixed_phy_register() create and register phy_device: fixed_phy_register() get_phy_device() phy_device_create() # freed by phy_device_free() phy_device_register() # freed by phy_device_remove() But fixed_phy_unregister() only calls phy_device_remove(). So the memory allocated in phy_device_create() is leaked. Second, when mdio_driver_register() fail in dsa_loop_init(), it just returns and there is no cleanup for phydevs. Fix the problems by catching the error of mdio_driver_register() in dsa_loop_init(), then calling both fixed_phy_unregister() and phy_device_free() to release phydevs. Also add a function for phydevs cleanup to avoid duplacate.

Affected

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

4.12 ≤ v < 4.14.2994.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2654.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1544.12 ≤ v < 5.15.784.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2244.12 ≤ v < 6.0.84.12 ≤ v < 6.14.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2654.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2245.11 ≤ v < 5.15.785.16 ≤ v < 6.0.85.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1546.1 rc16.1 rc26.1 rc398cd1552ea27e512c7e99e2aa76042a26e4fb25c
Vendor states this is fixed in 37a098fc9b42bd7fce66764866aa514639667b6e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4d2024b138d9f7b02ae13ee997fd3a71e9e46254 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 633efc8b3dc96f56f5a57f2a49764853a2fa3f50 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 935b4beb724946a37cebf97191592d4879d3a3a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9f555b1584fc2d5d16ee3c4d9438e93ac7c502c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bbc5d7b46a729bfcbb5544f6612b7a67dd4f4d6f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d593e1ede655b74c42e4e4fe285ea64aee96fb5c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.299 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.265 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.154 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.78 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.224 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37a098fc9b42bd7fce66764866aa514639667b6e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2024b138d9f7b02ae13ee997fd3a71e9e46254
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/633efc8b3dc96f56f5a57f2a49764853a2fa3f50
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/935b4beb724946a37cebf97191592d4879d3a3a3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f555b1584fc2d5d16ee3c4d9438e93ac7c502c7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbc5d7b46a729bfcbb5544f6612b7a67dd4f4d6f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d593e1ede655b74c42e4e4fe285ea64aee96fb5c

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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