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CVE-2022-49881

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: cfg80211: fix memory leak in query_regdb_file()

In the function query_regdb_file() the alpha2 parameter is duplicated using kmemdup() and subsequently freed in regdb_fw_cb(). However, request_firmware_nowait() can fail without calling regdb_fw_cb() and thus leak memory.

  • Published: May 1, 2025
  • Updated: May 8, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2022-49881
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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