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CVE-2022-49028· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module()

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374a, 8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181, c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374a, 8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181, c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ixgbevf: Fix resource leak in ixgbevf_init_module() ixgbevf_init_module() won't destroy the workqueue created by create_singlethread_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed. Add destroy_workqueue() in fail path to prevent the resource leak. Similar to the handling of u132_hcd_init in commit f276e002793c ("usb: u132-hcd: fix resource leak")

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 21, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 15th percentile

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • linux linux kernel4.5 and later · before 5.10.158
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.82
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.0.12
  • linux linux kernel6.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.5affected
    • 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 and later · before f166c62cad798c53300b4b327e44300c73ec492daffected · git
    • 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 and later · before 7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374aaffected · git
    • 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 and later · before c99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2affected · git
    • 40a13e2493c9882cb4d09054d81a5063cd1589a2 and later · before 8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181affected · git
    • before 4.5not affected · semver
    • 5.10.158 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
    • 5.15.82 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
    • 6.0.12 and later · up to and including 6.0.*not affected · semver
    • 6.1 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.0.12-16.0.12-1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosbpftoolbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseosbpftool-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernelbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-abi-stablelistsbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-corebefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debugbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debug-corebefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debug-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debug-develbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debug-modulesbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debug-modules-extrabefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64before 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64lebefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-s390xbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64before 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-develbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-docbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-modulesbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-modules-extrabefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-toolsbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-tools-debuginfobefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseoskernel-tools-libsbefore 0:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_90:4.18.0-513.5.1.el8_9

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux7109e941099244cc876a4b3cb7a3ec79f104374aVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux8cfa238a48f34038464b99d0b4825238c2687181Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc99671d4699dcf90d6939923c8fe8a8918e140b2Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxf166c62cad798c53300b4b327e44300c73ec492dVendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.0.12-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:bpftool-debuginfo0:7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-devel0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-64k-devel-matched0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debug-devel-matched0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo0:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch640:5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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    31Monitor
  • CVE-2021-47110220 days apartx86/kvm: Disable kvmclock on all CPUs on shutdown
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2024-476930 days apartIB/core: Fix ib_cache_setup_one error flow cleanup
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2022-490120 days apartafs: Fix server->active leak in afs_put_server
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2024-477280 days apartbpf: Zero former ARG_PTR_TO_{LONG,INT} args in case of error
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2024-477310 days apartdrivers/perf: Fix ali_drw_pmu driver interrupt status clearing
    22Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-459 · Incomplete Cleanup

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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