CVE-2022-50836
remoteproc: sysmon: fix memory leak in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev()
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: sysmon: fix memory leak in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev() The kfree() should be called when of_irq_get_byname() fails or devm_request_threaded_irq() fails in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev(), otherwise there will be a memory leak, so add kfree() to fix it.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 30, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to the latest stable version.
- Review and apply specific patches for the remoteproc sysmon driver.
- Ensure kfree() is correctly called on error paths.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: sysmon: fix memory leak in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev() The kfree() should be called when of_irq_get_byname() fails or devm_request_threaded_irq() fails in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev(), otherwise there will be a memory leak, so add kfree() to fix it. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/131c0a3ead78d45f0f39ddb42cf1bd9be26239b0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a62bebe0705556d37cfa8409ddc759b11d404f6 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27441fab2651cd909d8a5440ca079bc50245f427 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e01ce676aaef3b13d02343d7e70f9637d93a3367 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4539eb5c0c342567183fe386d0699c8dab49490 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec97e9a5c2f25d2f9f9d7005e9ac67f23cc751cd