VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2022-49422
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix the error handling path in idxd_cdev_register() If a call to alloc_chrdev_region() fails, the already allocated resources are leaking.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix the error handling path in idxd_cdev_register() If a call to alloc_chrdev_region() fails, the already allocated resources are leaking. Add the needed error handling path to fix the leak.
- 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
- 0.26% probability · 17th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e88561eceb34ae3f88451c2b8e30fe403484189Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6073af78156b8c3fc1198f8bcc190b7ac3ac0143Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aab08c1aac01097815fbcf10fce7021d2396a31fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3c7b5d08e9d5b2ff31c03078c00ecf11042419fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c308a2e711a52a47f4b45e7add2b5200169e429aPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.