# CVE-2022-49857: net: marvell: prestera: fix memory leak in prestera\_rxtx\_switch\_init()

- 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: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: marvell: prestera: fix memory leak in prestera_rxtx_switch_init() When prestera_sdma_switch_init() failed, the memory pointed to by sw->rxtx isn't released. Fix it. Only be compiled, not be tested.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5333cf1b7f6861912aff6263978d4781f9858e47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/409731df6310a33f4d0a3ef594d2410cdcd637f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31e5084ac6876e52dbb0a1cc4fc18b6c79979f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/519b58bbfa825f042fcf80261cc18e1e35f85ffd

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