{"cve":"CVE-2022-49231","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T07:01:00.130","modified":"2026-08-04T10:17:40.460","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nrtw88: fix memory overrun and memory leak during hw_scan\n\nPreviously we allocated less memory than actual required, overwrite\nto the buffer causes the mm module to complaint and raise access\nviolation faults. Along with potential memory leaks when returned\nearly. Fix these by passing the correct size and proper deinit flow.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95984b5580dcb8b1c0036577c52b609990a1dab","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5da191bfcd5fd22b95459b623694f66c1cc10b"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49231","score":0.00234,"percentile":0.14408,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}