CVE-2022-49813 net: ena: Fix error handling in ena_init()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A resource leak in the ENA network driver's initialization error handling can lead to memory exhaustion and denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-49813?

CVE-2022-49813 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

net: ena: Fix error handling in ena_init()

The ena_init() won't destroy workqueue created by create_singlethread_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed. Call destroy_workqueue() when pci_register_driver() failed to prevent the resource leak.

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49813?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49813?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-49813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49813, GHSA-4m98-x48v-hh97, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49813.

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