# CVE-2022-50660: wifi: ipw2200: fix memory leak in ipw\_wdev\_init()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.33

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ipw2200: fix memory leak in ipw_wdev_init() In the error path of ipw_wdev_init(), exception value is returned, and the memory applied for in the function is not released. Also the memory is not released in ipw_pci_probe(). As a result, memory leakage occurs. So memory release needs to be added to the error path of ipw_wdev_init().

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75d20ba9506eb90d92e660e04dd887ff1495fcc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb3517b92a45c8004ac26250ae041a24eb23fef1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112c1af02b8f535baf42ef9d807aea963705ef15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2eb9d9d0c1535bc8e22840193bff4cdcac878b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9424ea9d557ef41d86eb40b6349ae991c3dcff89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ec7e8bf42f1542f966dda687c654aae81718c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f590fb3d14e5db3a9e06ee141b1685c429278ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fe21dc626117fb44a8eb393713a86a620128ce3

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