CVE-2022-50484

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential memory leaks When the driver hits -ENOMEM at allocating a URB or a buffer, it aborts and goes to the error path that releases the all previously allocated resources. However, when -ENOMEM hits at the middle of the sync EP URB allocation loop, the partially allocated URBs might be left without released, because ep->nurbs is still zero at that point. Fix it by setting ep->nurbs at first, so that the error handler loops over the full URB list.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0604e5e5537af099ea2f6dfd892afe5c92db8a80	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0672215994e2347a9b4f145e2bc1709b1e01cee3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28d8d267af5d73f91d7640cbdb4024703256e36c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46f0aed47673e275d682af60ed26dcc28add8eae	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6382da0828995af87aa8b8bef28cc61aceb4aff3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/988ec0cd0a2643c25c1658f7c33de2e15a5a2e31	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc1d16d282bca421c6fc31de4b8fd412010f01bd	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4442410f76d66b9f7e854010bce04853f665324	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faa8c1ed77d0169955b9b3516b714cc5fb512f27	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2025-10-04 16:15

Updated : 2026-01-23 20:05

NVD link : CVE-2022-50484

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50484

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50484

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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