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amt: fix memory leak for advertisement message

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: amt: fix memory leak for advertisement message When a gateway receives an advertisement message, it extracts relay information and then it should be freed. But the advertisement handler doesn't free it. So, memory leak would occur.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.17.14, 5.18.3
CVEs
CVE-2022-49461
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 00:07 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

amt: fix memory leak for advertisement message

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Feb 2025, 02:13 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: amt: fix memory leak for advertisement message When a gateway receives an advertisement message, it extracts relay information and then it should be freed. But the advertisement handler doesn't free it. So, memory leak would occur.

osv:CVE-2022-49461

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.17.14, 5.18.3

Complete source record
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