CVE-2022-50349
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: tifm: fix possible memory leak in tifm_7xx1_switch_media() If device_register() returns error in tifm_7xx1_switch_media(), name of kobject which is allocated in dev_set_name()…
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: misc: tifm: fix possible memory leak in tifm_7xx1_switch_media() If device_register() returns error in tifm_7xx1_switch_media(), name of kobject which is allocated in dev_set_name() called in device_add() is leaked. Never directly free @dev after calling device_register(), even if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the reference initialized.
- 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/1695b1adcc3a7d985cd22fa3b55761edf3fab50dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bbb222a54ff501f77ce593d21b76b79c905045ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35abbc8406cc39e72d3ce85f6e869555afe50d54Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57c857353d5020bdec8284d9c0fee447484fe5e0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/848c45964ded537107e010aaf353aa30a0855387Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d861b7d41b17942b337d4b87a70de7cd1dc44d4ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee2715faf7e7153f5142ed09aacfa89a64d45dcbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef843ee20576039126d34d6eb5f45d14c3e6ce18Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd2c930cf6a5b9176382c15f9acb1996e76e25adPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.