CVE-2022-48768
Linux Kernel Missing Free Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/histogram: Fix a potential memory leak for kstrdup() kfree() is missing on an error path to free the memory allocated by kstrdup(): p = param = kstrdup(data->params[i], GFP_KERNEL); So it is better to free it via kfree(p).
INFO
Published Date :
June 20, 2024, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 9, 2024, 12:59 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a8878ebb596281f50fc0b9a6e1f23f0d7f154e8 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a8878ebb596281f50fc0b9a6e1f23f0d7f154e8 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71b06aa995007eafd247626d0669b9364c42ad7 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71b06aa995007eafd247626d0669b9364c42ad7 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df86e2fe808c3536a9dba353cc2bebdfea00d0cf No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df86e2fe808c3536a9dba353cc2bebdfea00d0cf Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e33fa4a46ee22de88a700e2e3d033da8214a5175 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e33fa4a46ee22de88a700e2e3d033da8214a5175 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e629e7b525a179e29d53463d992bdee759c950fb No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e629e7b525a179e29d53463d992bdee759c950fb Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-401 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.19 up to (excluding) 5.4.176 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.6 up to (excluding) 5.10.96 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.19 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.16.5 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jun. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/histogram: Fix a potential memory leak for kstrdup() kfree() is missing on an error path to free the memory allocated by kstrdup(): p = param = kstrdup(data->params[i], GFP_KERNEL); So it is better to free it via kfree(p). Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a8878ebb596281f50fc0b9a6e1f23f0d7f154e8 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71b06aa995007eafd247626d0669b9364c42ad7 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e33fa4a46ee22de88a700e2e3d033da8214a5175 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df86e2fe808c3536a9dba353cc2bebdfea00d0cf [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e629e7b525a179e29d53463d992bdee759c950fb [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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