# CVE-2022-49116: Bluetooth: use memset avoid memory leaks

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: use memset avoid memory leaks Use memset to initialize structs to prevent memory leaks in l2cap_ecred_connect

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9567d54e70ff58c2695c2cc2e53c86c67551d3e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42b6a39f439b6f37cc2024d91ce547d83290ff78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e55acee9b7a737ec7f5161b94a78932a5514c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d588c183a971b85c775ad66da563ee6e8bc8158f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3715b2333e9a21692ba16ef8645eda584a9515d

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