# CVE-2022-49817: net: mhi: Fix memory leak in mhi\_net\_dellink()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mhi: Fix memory leak in mhi_net_dellink() MHI driver registers network device without setting the needs_free_netdev flag, and does NOT call free_netdev() when unregisters network device, which causes a memory leak. This patch calls free_netdev() to fix it since netdev_priv is used after unregister.

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88da008e5e2f9753726ea5a51ef2eb144e9de927
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25a270343b0f16e1f6e65f541a15975a35e238ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c125bd79f50ec6094761090be81d02726ec6f4

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