# CVE-2022-50027: scsi: lpfc: Fix possible memory leak when failing to issue CMF WQE

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: lpfc: Fix possible memory leak when failing to issue CMF WQE There is no corresponding free routine if lpfc_sli4_issue_wqe fails to issue the CMF WQE in lpfc_issue_cmf_sync_wqe. If ret_val is non-zero, then free the iocbq request structure.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8e2e607270a368834a0ef72aa82d970f89c596
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4eb7a1beff03836d3df271cd23b790884e3facb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f67dc7970bce3529edce93a0a14234d88b3fcd5

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