# CVE-2022-49671: RDMA/cm: Fix memory leak in ib\_cm\_insert\_listen

- 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: RDMA/cm: Fix memory leak in ib_cm_insert_listen cm_alloc_id_priv() allocates resource for the cm_id_priv. When cm_init_listen() fails it doesn't free it, leading to memory leak. Add the missing error unwind.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0cab8b517aeaf2592c3479294f934209c41a26f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889000874c1204e47c7f2a4945db262a47e7efc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2febf09a8a8ae4accf908f043f1bab1421056568
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2990f223ffa7bb25422956b9f79f9176a5b38346

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