5.5

CVE-2022-49105: staging: wfx: fix an error handling in wfx_init_common()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49105DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49105
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 12-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49105 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.6% 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 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
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 4 · Related 4
SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1

Timeline

  1. 26-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: wfx: fix an error handling in wfx_init_common() One error handler of wfx_init_common() return without calling ieee80211_free_hw(hw), which may result in memory leak. And I add one err label to unify the error handler, which is useful for the subsequent changes.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

17%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.25% 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.

Ubuntu108 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-37.39
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1011.14
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 354d6ca9d99790e037bf06f093634e851d1253ee, < 93498c6e775ae91732a8109dba1bdcd324908f84 | ≥ 354d6ca9d99790e037bf06f093634e851d1253ee, < 86efcb524ae1889ae73f2a2f0bb7fff2ec757ab0 | ≥ 354d6ca9d99790e037bf06f093634e851d1253ee, < ab0fed1fa744173433cfd1dbaf9239f200ded650 | ≥ 354d6ca9d99790e037bf06f093634e851d1253ee, < 9727912e906762a63c1a667c84731d3427653f88 | ≥ 354d6ca9d99790e037bf06f093634e851d1253ee, < 60f1d3c92dc1ef1026e5b917a329a7fa947da036 | 5.9
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.111 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.34 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.20 | ≥ 5.17, < 5.17.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.17.3-1

3 vendors · 111 products

References

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