# CVE-2022-48748: net: bridge: vlan: fix memory leak in \_\_allowed\_ingress

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-20 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: bridge: vlan: fix memory leak in __allowed_ingress When using per-vlan state, if vlan snooping and stats are disabled, untagged or priority-tagged ingress frame will go to check pvid state. If the port state is forwarding and the pvid state is not learning/forwarding, untagged or priority-tagged frame will be dropped but skb memory is not freed. Should free skb when __allowed_ingress returns false.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/446ff1fc37c74093e81db40811a07b5a19f1d797
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5e216e880fa6f2cd9d4a6541269377657163098
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14be8d448fca6fe7b2a413831eedd55aef6c6511
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd20d9738395cf8e27d0a17eba34169699fccdff

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