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CVE-2022-48907

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: auxdisplay: lcd2s: Fix memory leak in ->remove() Once allocated the struct lcd2s_data is never freed.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: auxdisplay: lcd2s: Fix memory leak in ->remove() Once allocated the struct lcd2s_data is never freed. Fix the memory leak by switching to devm_kzalloc().

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: 0.21% probability · 11th 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/3585ed5f9b11a6094dd991d76a1541e5d03b986aPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d53cd33f4253aa4cf02bf7e670b3c6a99674351Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/898c0a15425a5bcaa8d44bd436eae5afd2483796Patch

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.