# CVE-2022-49027: iavf: Fix error handling in iavf\_init\_module()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iavf: Fix error handling in iavf_init_module() The iavf_init_module() won't destroy workqueue when pci_register_driver() failed. Call destroy_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed to prevent the resource leak. Similar to the handling of u132_hcd_init in commit f276e002793c ("usb: u132-hcd: fix resource leak")

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/971c55f0763b480e63ceb7a22beb19be2509e5ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d9f5bd54b913018031c5b964fc1f9a31f5f6cb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd477b891a4fa084561234eed4afacb3001dd359
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/227d8d2f7f2278b8468c5531b0cd0f2a905b4486

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