# CVE-2022-49119: scsi: pm8001: Fix memory leak in pm8001\_chip\_fw\_flash\_update\_req()

- 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: 2.6.33

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: pm8001: Fix memory leak in pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_req() In pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_build(), if pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_build() fails, the struct fw_control_ex allocated must be freed.

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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/d83574666bac4b1462e90df393fbed6c5f57d1a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ecdb01952f230921aa8163d8d7f4c97c925ed8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe5b8ea5583b5c3f6f68e06acba50387edf3b5d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a25ed5f21f94f9ae4bcc8dd747e978668890c921
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f792a3629f4c4aa4c3703d66b43ce1edcc3ec09a

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