Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-49231 - Memory Leak vulnerability in Linux Kernel 5.17/5.17.1
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rtw88: fix memory overrun and memory leak during hw_scan Previously we allocated less memory than actual required, overwrite to the buffer causes the mm module to complaint and raise access violation faults. Along with potential memory leaks when returned early. Fix these by passing the correct size and proper deinit flow.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 10 |