CVE-2022-49795
Linux kernel rethook Memory Leak
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rethook: fix a potential memleak in rethook_alloc() In rethook_alloc(), the variable rh is not freed or passed out if handler is NULL, which could lead to a memleak, fix it. [Masami: Add "rethook:" tag to the title.] Acke-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>
INFO
Published Date :
May 1, 2025, 3:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 2, 2025, 1:53 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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| URL | Resource |
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| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a1ebe35cb3b7aa1f4b26b37e2a0b9ae68dc4ffb | |
| https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbc5d1f9a8cc40ba2bc6779b36d2ea1f65bc027c |
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 01, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: rethook: fix a potential memleak in rethook_alloc() In rethook_alloc(), the variable rh is not freed or passed out if handler is NULL, which could lead to a memleak, fix it. [Masami: Add "rethook:" tag to the title.] Acke-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a1ebe35cb3b7aa1f4b26b37e2a0b9ae68dc4ffb Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbc5d1f9a8cc40ba2bc6779b36d2ea1f65bc027c
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