linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Fix memory leak in firmware upl...
CVE-2022-49949 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49949, released June 18, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware_loader: Fix memory leak in firmware upload In the case of firmware-upload, an instance of struct fw_upload is allocated in firmware_upload_register(). This data needs to be freed in fw_dev_release(). Create a new fw_upload_free() function in sysfs_upload.c to handle the firmware-upload specific memory frees and incorporate the missing kfree call for the fw_upload structure.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49949 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49949 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49949 | Jun 18, 2025 |
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