# CVE-2026-64179: net: wwan: iosm: fix potential memory leaks in ipc\_imem\_init()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-07-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: wwan: iosm: fix potential memory leaks in ipc_imem_init() The memory allocated in ipc_protocol_init() is not freed on the error paths that follow in ipc_imem_init(). Fix that by calling the corresponding release function ipc_protocol_deinit() in the error path.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1a4d57847813fae42fbb7eb35f2dd48b9cff8a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6d8643019c33428f7c0658863e80e0b04a70f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f63a60580ebdd9a1f22f89a84814d1fefe16b1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/583fd5a8fc797c8ecf2e1a7b923740c5e5734e85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb6dbb49c96be82f07c7b112e3ebc3e6fdd8dd5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f764a7810a9f114313c439d25b11f4417c6e0dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5d93b2c40355e999715262a824965aac025a427

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