5.5

CVE-2022-49028: ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49028DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49028
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49028 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7
RHSA-2023:6583RHSA-2023:7077SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1SUSE-SU-2024:4100-1

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module() ixgbevf_init_module() won't destroy the workqueue created by create_singlethread_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed. Add destroy_workqueue() in fail path to prevent the resource leak. Similar to the handling of u132_hcd_init in commit f276e002793c ("usb: u132-hcd: fix resource leak")

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.24% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu113 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-67.74
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1031.35
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2, < f166c62cad798c53300b4b327e44300c73ec492d | ≥ 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2, < 7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374a | ≥ 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2, < c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2 | ≥ 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2, < 8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181 | 4.5
  • linux_kernel≥ 4.5, < 5.10.158 | ≥ 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 · 116 products

References

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