CVE-2022-49370
firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle kobject_init_and_add() takes reference even when it fails. According to the doc of kobject_init_and_add() If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to properly clean up the memory associated with the object. Fix this issue by calling kobject_put().
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
Version range not reported
- Linux Linux
2.6.39
References 9
git.kernel.org
- stable/c/a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725
- stable/c/ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef
- stable/c/c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d
- stable/c/a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7
- stable/c/985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db
- stable/c/fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578
- stable/c/3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766
- stable/c/ec752973aa721ee281d5441e497364637c626c7b
- stable/c/660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31