CVE-2022-49284
Linux Kernel Coresight Syscfg Memory Leak
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: syscfg: Fix memleak on registration failure in cscfg_create_device device_register() calls device_initialize(), according to doc of device_initialize: Use put_device() to give up your reference instead of freeing * @dev directly once you have called this function. To prevent potential memleak, use put_device() for error handling.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7:01 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 14, 2025, 8:07 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]
Apr. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-401 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.17 up to (excluding) 5.17.2 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.16.19 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 up to (excluding) 5.15.33 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/412225b32986d5b11c3c1ad9234c50a3f5c52c76 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a529af1f5a5c096f3e18f0d5a32cfcc3d82df1ec Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c61e2fc87f24cae4701f352fe9ecd4c5c143106c Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa5dbcdd7aece76f3415284569f2f384aff0253 Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: coresight: syscfg: Fix memleak on registration failure in cscfg_create_device device_register() calls device_initialize(), according to doc of device_initialize: Use put_device() to give up your reference instead of freeing * @dev directly once you have called this function. To prevent potential memleak, use put_device() for error handling. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/412225b32986d5b11c3c1ad9234c50a3f5c52c76 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a529af1f5a5c096f3e18f0d5a32cfcc3d82df1ec Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c61e2fc87f24cae4701f352fe9ecd4c5c143106c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfa5dbcdd7aece76f3415284569f2f384aff0253
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