# CVE-2022-50418: wifi: ath11k: mhi: fix potential memory leak in ath11k\_mhi\_register()

- 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: 2026-08-15

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: mhi: fix potential memory leak in ath11k_mhi_register() mhi_alloc_controller() allocates a memory space for mhi_ctrl. When gets some error, mhi_ctrl should be freed with mhi_free_controller(). But when ath11k_mhi_read_addr_from_dt() fails, the function returns without calling mhi_free_controller(), which will lead to a memory leak. We can fix it by calling mhi_free_controller() when ath11k_mhi_read_addr_from_dt() fails.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72ef896e80b6ec7cdc1dd42577045f8e7c9c32b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015ced9eb63b8b19cb725a1d592d150b60494ced
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43e7c3505ec70db3d3c6458824d5fa40f62e3e7b

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