Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2022-49926

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: Fix possible memory leaks in dsa_loop_init() kmemleak reported memory leaks in dsa_loop_init(): kmemle

Published May 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

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CVE-2022-49926 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
19.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 98cd1552ea27e512c7e99e2aa76042a26e4fb25c <4d2024b138d9f7b02ae13ee997fd3a71e9e46254

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: Fix possible memory leaks in dsa_loop_init() kmemleak reported memory leaks in dsa_loop_init(): kmemleak: 12 new suspected memory leaks unreferenced object 0xffff8880138ce000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 390, jiffies 4295040478 (age 238.976s) backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x60 [ ] phy_device_create+0x5d/0x970 [ ] get_phy_device+0xf3/0x2b0 [ ] __fixed_phy_register.part.0+0x92/0x4e0 [ ] fixed_phy_register+0x84/0xb0 [ ] dsa_loop_init+0xa9/0x116 [dsa_loop] ... There are two reasons for memleak in dsa_loop_init()

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  • vendor Linux Linux 98cd1552ea27e512c7e99e2aa76042a26e4fb25c <4d2024b138d9f7b02ae13ee997fd3a71e9e4625498cd1552ea27e512c7e99e2aa76042a26e4fb25c <4d2024b138d9f7b02ae13ee997fd3a71e9e46254

How to fix CVE-2022-49926

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-49926 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 19.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 98cd1552ea27e512c7e99e2aa76042a26e4fb25c <4d2024b138d9f7b02ae13ee997fd3a71e9e46254 98cd1552ea27e512c7e99e2aa76042a26e4fb25c <4d2024b138d9f7b02ae13ee997fd3a71e9e46254. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 19.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: Fix possible memory leaks in dsa_loop_init() kmemleak reported memory leaks in dsa_loop_init(): kmemleak: 12 new suspected memory leaks unreferenced object 0xffff8880138ce000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 390, jiffies 4295040478 (age 238.976s) backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x60 [ ] phy_device_create+0x5d/0x970 [

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: Fix possible memory leaks in dsa_loop_init() kmemleak reported memory leaks in dsa_loop_init(): kmemleak: 12 new suspected memory leaks unreferenced object 0xffff8880138ce000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 390, jiffies 4295040478 (age 238.976s) backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x26/0x60 [ ] phy_device_create+0x5d/0x970 [

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-49926

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-12861

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: Fix possible memory leaks in dsa_loop_init() kmemleak reported memory leaks in dsa_loop_init(): kmemleak: 12 new suspected memory leaks unreferenced object 0xffff8880138ce000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.