CVE-2022-50278
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PNP: fix name memory leak in pnp_alloc_dev() After commit 1fa5ae857bb1 ("driver core: get rid of struct device's bus_id string array"), the name of device is allocated dynamically, move…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PNP: fix name memory leak in pnp_alloc_dev() After commit 1fa5ae857bb1 ("driver core: get rid of struct device's bus_id string array"), the name of device is allocated dynamically, move dev_set_name() after pnp_add_id() to avoid memory 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
- 0.16% probability · 5th 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/110d7b0325c55ff3620073ba4201845f59e22ebfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f50c7497a5f89de0c31f2edf086af41ff834320Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/290dd73b943c95c006df973257076ff163adf4d0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693a0c13c1f0c0fcaa1e38cb806cc0789bd415aaPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b024df4755e6bb6993b786584eca6eabbb9791Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcf772216aa237036cc3ae3158288d0a95aaf4dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12b314bb23dc0c83e03402cc84574700947e3b2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac87e295cddc8ab316cff14ab2071b5221d84faPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea77b4b761cd75e5456f677311babfa0418f289aPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.