# CVE-2022-48905: ibmvnic: free reset-work-item when flushing

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-22 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ibmvnic: free reset-work-item when flushing Fix a tiny memory leak when flushing the reset work queue.

## 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/786576c03b313a9ff6585458aa0dfd039d897f51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58b07100c20e95c78b8cb4d6d28ca53eb9ef81f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6acbc8875282d3ca8a73fa93cd7a9b166de5019c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39738a2346b270e8f72f88d8856de2c167bd2899
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c26745e4576cec224092e6cc12e37829333b183
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d0657f39f487d904fca713e0bc39c2707382553

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