# CVE-2022-49657: usbnet: fix memory leak in error case

- 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: 3.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usbnet: fix memory leak in error case usbnet_write_cmd_async() mixed up which buffers need to be freed in which error case. v2: add Fixes tag v3: fix uninitialized buf pointer

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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/3eed421ca5c809da93456f69203d164d5220be3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5269209f54dd8dfd15f9383f3a3a1fe8370764f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5165e657987ff4ba0ace896d4376a3718a9fbc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04894ab34faf40ab72a8a5ab5b404bb0606bbbff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0085da9df3dced730027923a6b48f58e9016af91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db89582ff330556188da856e01382ccbf3a5e706
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7b4f69946a38209b4a4f660bf0e4cbed94f9b4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b55a21b764c1e182014630fa5486d717484ac58f

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