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net: marvell: prestera: fix memory leak in prestera_rxtx_switch_init()

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: fix memory leak in prestera_rxtx_switch_init() When prestera_sdma_switch_init() failed, the memory pointed to by sw->rxtx isn't released. Fix it. Only be compiled, not be tested.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9
CVEs
CVE-2022-49857
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 04:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

net: marvell: prestera: fix memory leak in prestera_rxtx_switch_init()

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 May 2025, 14:10 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: fix memory leak in prestera_rxtx_switch_init() When prestera_sdma_switch_init() failed, the memory pointed to by sw->rxtx isn't released. Fix it. Only be compiled, not be tested.

osv:CVE-2022-49857

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.10.155, 5.15.79, 6.0.9

Complete source record
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