CVE-2022-50544

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

Description A memory leak exists in the xhci alloc stream info() function within the USB host controller interface of the Linux kernel. The function allocates memory for a stream context array but fails to release it under certain error conditions, leading to a potential memory leak. The issue occurs when stream info->stream ctx array is not released via xhci free stream ctx() on the error path.

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