CVE-2022-50521
platform/x86: mxm-wmi: fix memleak in mxm_wmi_call_mx[ds|mx]()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: mxm-wmi: fix memleak in mxm_wmi_call_mx[ds|mx]() The ACPI buffer memory (out.pointer) returned by wmi_evaluate_method() is not freed after the call, so it leads to memory leak. The method results in ACPI buffer is not used, so just pass NULL to wmi_evaluate_method() which fixes the memory leak.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 50ac517d6f5348b276f1f663799cf85dce521518 99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 5b0f81b0808235967868e01336c976e840217108 99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 14bb4bde3b7b2584734b13747b345caeeb41bea3 99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 17cd8c46cbec4e6ad593fb9159928b8e7608c11a 99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 3cf81501356c9e898ad94b2369ffc805f83f7d7b 99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 379e7794c5e7485193d25d73614fbbd1e1387f6f 99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 87426ce3bd57ad414b6e2436434ef8128986a9a5 99b38b4acc0d7dbbab443273577cff60080fcfad < 727cc0147f5066e359aca65cc6cc5e6d64cc15d8
Linux / Linux
3.0
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50ac517d6f5348b276f1f663799cf85dce521518 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b0f81b0808235967868e01336c976e840217108 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14bb4bde3b7b2584734b13747b345caeeb41bea3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17cd8c46cbec4e6ad593fb9159928b8e7608c11a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cf81501356c9e898ad94b2369ffc805f83f7d7b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/379e7794c5e7485193d25d73614fbbd1e1387f6f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87426ce3bd57ad414b6e2436434ef8128986a9a5 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727cc0147f5066e359aca65cc6cc5e6d64cc15d8