# CVE-2022-50573: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix mt7915\_rate\_txpower\_get() resource leaks

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-10-22 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix mt7915_rate_txpower_get() resource leaks Coverity message: variable "buf" going out of scope leaks the storage. Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1527799 ("Resource leaks")

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecff00802f60fa5d08c133d209ed984a455a41f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b25301af01566f4b5a301fc1ad7c5d2b1788d7f

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