Bug 2373512 (CVE-2022-50138)

Summary:	CVE-2022-50138 kernel: RDMA/qedr: Fix potential memory leak in __qedr_alloc_mr()
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the qedr module in the Linux kernel. A missing release of allocated memory when an error occurs will cause a memory leak, potentially impacting system performance and resulting in a denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-06-18 12:06:14 UTC

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

RDMA/qedr: Fix potential memory leak in __qedr_alloc_mr()

__qedr_alloc_mr() allocates a memory chunk for "mr->info.pbl_table" with
init_mr_info(). When rdma_alloc_tid() and rdma_register_tid() fail, "mr"
is released while "mr->info.pbl_table" is not released, which will lead
to a memory leak.

We should release the "mr->info.pbl_table" with qedr_free_pbl() when error
occurs to fix the memory leak.

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-06-19 20:07:05 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025061817-CVE-2022-50138-cd9d@gregkh/T