# CVE-2022-50387: net: hinic: fix the issue of CMDQ memory leaks

- 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: 2025-09-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hinic: fix the issue of CMDQ memory leaks When hinic_set_cmdq_depth() fails in hinic_init_cmdqs(), the cmdq memory is not released correctly. Fix it.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6603843c80b16957f5d7d14d897faf13cef2b8b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6016d96a6adf66d61655d85da02e1a4c1deccbd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9145d512ddff76df88832b29575488199df544a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/363cc87767f6ddcfb9158ad2e2afa2f8d5c4b94e

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