CVE-2022-50660

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

Description A memory leak exists in the ipw2200 driver within the Linux kernel. Specifically, the issue occurs in the ipw wdev init() function, where memory allocated within the function is not released in error scenarios. This memory leak also occurs in ipw pci probe(). The lack of memory release in these functions leads to a gradual consumption of system memory.

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