CVE-2022-50175
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: tw686x: Fix memory leak in tw686x_video_init video_device_alloc() allocates memory for vdev, when video_register_device() fails, it doesn't release the memory and leads to memory…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: tw686x: Fix memory leak in tw686x_video_init video_device_alloc() allocates memory for vdev, when video_register_device() fails, it doesn't release the memory and leads to memory leak, call video_device_release() to fix this.
- 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
- 0.22% 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/0597bcf774896a002edcc7934a9cdbb932b66702Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/611f86965df013d6021e6cd0d155b1734ad2cf21Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b412db51db24dfba22c96948580d4a12f831397Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c142a7531b90c6b0f946c82d3f504b3f36a207dfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0b212ec9d8177d6f7c404315293f6a085d6ee42Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.