# CVE-2022-49121: scsi: pm8001: Fix tag leaks on error

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- 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 tag leaks on error In pm8001_chip_set_dev_state_req(), pm8001_chip_fw_flash_update_req(), pm80xx_chip_phy_ctl_req() and pm8001_chip_reg_dev_req() add missing calls to pm8001_tag_free() to free the allocated tag when pm8001_mpi_build_cmd() fails. Similarly, in pm8001_exec_internal_task_abort(), if the chip ->task_abort method fails, the tag allocated for the abort request task must be freed. Add the missing call to pm8001_tag_free().

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0bb65eadbf942024226241d9d99fed17168940b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c617eefab7077d69f5989ad3e2a273da1d728b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc74815f1c39905054b7d47399e0260b201b14d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cc72bcc1c096ed42c91646f130d4b4191580a4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8f04b1905cd4b776d0b720463c091545478ef7

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