CVE-2022-49105
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Feb 26, 2025
Updated: Mar 13, 2025
CWE ID 401
Summary
CVE-2022-49105 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the wfx driver. This issue arises from an error handling problem in the wfx_init_common() function. When an error occurs, the function fails to call ieee80211_free_hw(hw), resulting in a memory leak. To rectify this, an error label has been added to unify error handling and facilitate future modifications.
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