Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2022-49331
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the st21nfca module related to NFC functionality. The problem occurs in error paths during EVT TRANSACTION handling, where previously allocated memory is not freed. This issue has been addressed by adding devm kfree() to the failure paths.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.