Name: CVE-2022-49116: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-49116, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: use memset avoid memory leaks

Use memset to initialize structs to prevent memory leaks in l2cap_ecred_connect

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	Feb 27, 2025	Feb 27, 2025
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Feb 26, 2025
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle	Mar 19, 2025	Feb 26, 2025
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	May 27, 2026	Feb 26, 2025

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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