CVE-2022-49370
Linux Firmware DMI-Sysfs Memory Leak
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle kobject_init_and_add() takes reference even when it fails. According to the doc of kobject_init_and_add() If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to properly clean up the memory associated with the object. Fix this issue by calling kobject_put().
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7:01 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 14, 2025, 8:42 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) 4.20 up to (excluding) 5.4.198 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10 up to (excluding) 4.14.283 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.15 up to (excluding) 4.19.247 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.18 up to (excluding) 5.18.4 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.17.15 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.47 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.39 up to (excluding) 4.9.318 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.122 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec752973aa721ee281d5441e497364637c626c7b Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578 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: firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle kobject_init_and_add() takes reference even when it fails. According to the doc of kobject_init_and_add() If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to properly clean up the memory associated with the object. Fix this issue by calling kobject_put(). Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec752973aa721ee281d5441e497364637c626c7b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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