CVE-2022-49116
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Feb 26, 2025
Updated: Mar 13, 2025
CWE ID 401
Summary
CVE-2022-49116 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel that has been addressed. This issue was related to the Bluetooth subsystem and specifically involved memory leaks in the l2cap_ecred_connect function. To mitigate this issue, developers implemented the use of memset to initialize structs and prevent memory leaks. This resolution reduces the risk of potential memory corruption attacks on impacted systems.
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