CVE-2022-48775
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix memory leak in vmbus_add_channel_kobj kobject_init_and_add() takes reference even when it fails.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Drivers: hv: vmbus: Fix memory leak in vmbus_add_channel_kobj 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 memory leak by calling kobject_put().
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/417947891bd5ae327f15efed1a0da2b12ef24962Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc69f86328e87a0ffa79438430cc82f3aa6a194Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d8866ca55232d21995a3d54fac96de33c9e20cMailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e25b637cd4e010f776c86e4810300e773eac5cMailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c377e2ba78d3fe9a1f0b4ec424e75f81da7e81e9Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe595759c2a4a5bb41c438474f15947d8ae32f5cMailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/417947891bd5ae327f15efed1a0da2b12ef24962Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bc69f86328e87a0ffa79438430cc82f3aa6a194Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91d8866ca55232d21995a3d54fac96de33c9e20cMailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92e25b637cd4e010f776c86e4810300e773eac5cMailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c377e2ba78d3fe9a1f0b4ec424e75f81da7e81e9Mailing List, Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe595759c2a4a5bb41c438474f15947d8ae32f5cMailing List, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.