# CVE-2022-50242: drivers: net: qlcnic: Fix potential memory leak in qlcnic\_sriov\_init()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-15 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: net: qlcnic: Fix potential memory leak in qlcnic_sriov_init() If vp alloc failed in qlcnic_sriov_init(), all previously allocated vp needs to be freed.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15770edc01edfce773269e8a443ca8e420f6f859
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aefadf23ee5e33b747df195ace42d3be2025e4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/132c502919bb08e16e3054cb28bb7b149ec20cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a44490abaf00f5b0cc5c448a17eae331c6195d0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14b349a15c297cf3e01b5deb4116f7cf297b6184
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8399b9893548c03fdb18be277bf99d985dbde925
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa2d179544b6815b4a23c0c44543ba0971d49fce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcae92a249551d1a447804b4be1c9fab0e8c95e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01de1123322e4fe1bbd0fcdf0982511b55519c03

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