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As a result, memory leakage occurs.\nSo memory release needs to be added to the error path of ipw_wdev_init().","publishedAt":"2025-12-09T01:29:08.387Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-11T19:23:09.957Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"75d20ba9506eb90d92e660e04dd887ff1495fcc3","versionType":"git"},{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"fb3517b92a45c8004ac26250ae041a24eb23fef1","versionType":"git"},{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"112c1af02b8f535baf42ef9d807aea963705ef15","versionType":"git"},{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"8a2eb9d9d0c1535bc8e22840193bff4cdcac878b","versionType":"git"},{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"9424ea9d557ef41d86eb40b6349ae991c3dcff89","versionType":"git"},{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"62ec7e8bf42f1542f966dda687c654aae81718c8","versionType":"git"},{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"1f590fb3d14e5db3a9e06ee141b1685c429278ce","versionType":"git"},{"version":"a3caa99e6c68f466c13cfea74097f6fb01b45e25","status":"affected","lessThan":"9fe21dc626117fb44a8eb393713a86a620128ce3","versionType":"git"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"2.6.33","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"2.6.33","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.14.308","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"4.14.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.19.276","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"4.19.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.4.235","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.4.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.10.173","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.10.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.99","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.16","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.2.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.2.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.3","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75d20ba9506eb90d92e660e04dd887ff1495fcc3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb3517b92a45c8004ac26250ae041a24eb23fef1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/112c1af02b8f535baf42ef9d807aea963705ef15","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a2eb9d9d0c1535bc8e22840193bff4cdcac878b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9424ea9d557ef41d86eb40b6349ae991c3dcff89","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ec7e8bf42f1542f966dda687c654aae81718c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f590fb3d14e5db3a9e06ee141b1685c429278ce","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9fe21dc626117fb44a8eb393713a86a620128ce3"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:05:26.763Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50660.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2022-50660","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2025-12-09T01:29:08.387Z","dateUpdated":"2026-05-11T19:23:09.957Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2025-12-09T01:26:45.989Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"wifi: ipw2200: fix memory leak in ipw_wdev_init()","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ipw2200: fix memory leak in ipw_wdev_init()\n\nIn the error path of ipw_wdev_init(), exception value is returned, and\nthe memory applied for in the function is not released. 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