CVE-2022-49906

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the ibmvnic module. The problem arises from the logic introduced in a particular commit, which causes a 32-byte memory leak whenever the last rwi in the list is processed successfully. This issue occurs because the rwi structure is not properly freed after the last rwi in the list has been processed.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.