VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-49566

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-02-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat - fix memory leak in RSA When an RSA key represented in form 2 (as defined in PKCS #1 V2.1) is used, some components of the private key persist even after the TFM is released. Replace the explicit calls to free the buffers in qat_rsa_exit_tfm() with a call to qat_rsa_clear_ctx() which frees all buffers referenced in the TFM context.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Primary references