# CVE-2022-49422: dmaengine: idxd: Fix the error handling path in idxd\_cdev\_register()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.6

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6073af78156b8c3fc1198f8bcc190b7ac3ac0143
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3c7b5d08e9d5b2ff31c03078c00ecf11042419f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e88561eceb34ae3f88451c2b8e30fe403484189
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c308a2e711a52a47f4b45e7add2b5200169e429a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aab08c1aac01097815fbcf10fce7021d2396a31f

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