CVE-2022-50837 (GCVE-0-2022-50837)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-30 12:10
Modified
2025-12-30 12:10
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: tag_8021q: avoid leaking ctx on dsa_tag_8021q_register() error path If dsa_tag_8021q_setup() fails, for example due to the inability of the device to install a VLAN, the tag_8021q context of the switch will leak. Make sure it is freed on the error path.
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Linux Linux Version: 328621f6131f667c5c328bb72d45442fd76efb81
Version: 328621f6131f667c5c328bb72d45442fd76efb81
Version: 328621f6131f667c5c328bb72d45442fd76efb81
Version: 328621f6131f667c5c328bb72d45442fd76efb81
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