PT-2025-8044
CVE-2022-49116
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Published
2023-05-09
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Updated
2025-09-29
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A memory leak issue in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth component has been resolved by using memset to initialize structs, specifically in the l2cap ecred connect function. This prevents memory leaks.
Recommendations
For the affected Linux kernel versions, apply the patch that utilizes memset to initialize structs in the l2cap ecred connect function to prevent memory leaks.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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