CVE-2022-49757
Linux Kernel EDAC Memory Leak
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/highbank: Fix memory leak in highbank_mc_probe() When devres_open_group() fails, it returns -ENOMEM without freeing memory allocated by edac_mc_alloc(). Call edac_mc_free() on the error handling path to avoid a memory leak. [ bp: Massage commit message. ]
INFO
Published Date :
March 27, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 28, 2025, 6:11 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Mar. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/highbank: Fix memory leak in highbank_mc_probe() When devres_open_group() fails, it returns -ENOMEM without freeing memory allocated by edac_mc_alloc(). Call edac_mc_free() on the error handling path to avoid a memory leak. [ bp: Massage commit message. ] Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0db40e23b56d217eebd385bebb64057ef764b2c7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/329fbd260352a7b9a83781d8b8bd96f95844a51f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d23f5d25264beb223ee79cdb530b88c237719fc Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7863ef8a8f0fee96b4eb41211f4918c0e047253 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caffa7fed1397d1395052272c93900176de86557 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7a293658c20a7945014570e1921bf7d25d68a36 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1b3e23ed8df87d779ee86ac37f379e79a24169a
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