CVE-2022-49024: can: m_can: pci: add missing m_can_class_free_dev() in probe/remove methods
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-49024 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 21-10-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: can: m_can: pci: add missing m_can_class_free_dev() in probe/remove methods In m_can_pci_remove() and error handling path of m_can_pci_probe(), m_can_class_free_dev() should be called to free resource allocated by m_can_class_allocate_dev(), otherwise there will be memleak.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
15%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.24% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu96 products
- linux< 5.15.0-67.74
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 5.15.0-1031.35
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ cab7ffc0324f053c8fb56c821cdd63dc0383270d, < ea8dc27bb044e19868155e500ce397007be98656 | ≥ cab7ffc0324f053c8fb56c821cdd63dc0383270d, < 0bbb88651ef6b7fbb1bf75ec7ba69add632e834b | ≥ cab7ffc0324f053c8fb56c821cdd63dc0383270d, < 1eca1d4cc21b6d0fc5f9a390339804c0afce9439 | 5.11
- linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.15.82 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.0.12 | 6.1:rc1 | 6.1:rc2 | 6.1:rc3 | 6.1:rc4 | 6.1:rc5 | 6.1:rc6 | 6.1:rc7
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.0.12-1
3 vendors · 99 products