# CVE-2022-49028: ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf\_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: 4.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module() ixgbevf_init_module() won't destroy the workqueue created by create_singlethread_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed. Add destroy_workqueue() in fail path 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/f166c62cad798c53300b4b327e44300c73ec492d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181

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