Bug 2363369 (CVE-2022-49855)

Summary:	CVE-2022-49855 kernel: net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_pcie_read_bios_cfg
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's iosm module. A memory leak can occur due to a missing memory release of memory used to read power state configuration from BIOS, potentially impacting system performance and resulting in a denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-05-01 15:01:46 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: wwan: iosm: fix memory leak in ipc_pcie_read_bios_cfg

ipc_pcie_read_bios_cfg() is using the acpi_evaluate_dsm() to
obtain the wwan power state configuration from BIOS but is
not freeing the acpi_object. The acpi_evaluate_dsm() returned
acpi_object to be freed.

Free the acpi_object after use.

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-05-02 06:08:01 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025050145-CVE-2022-49855-502a@gregkh/T