# CVE-2022-49780: scsi: target: tcm\_loop: Fix possible name leak in tcm\_loop\_setup\_hba\_bus()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.39

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: target: tcm_loop: Fix possible name leak in tcm_loop_setup_hba_bus() If device_register() fails in tcm_loop_setup_hba_bus(), the name allocated by dev_set_name() need be freed. As comment of device_register() says, it should use put_device() to give up the reference in the error path. So fix this by calling put_device(), then the name can be freed in kobject_cleanup(). The 'tl_hba' will be freed in tcm_loop_release_adapter(), so it don't need goto error label in this case.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41a6b8b527a5957fab41c3c05e25ad125268e2e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28f7ff5e7559d226e63c7c5de74eb075a83d8c53
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75205f1b47a88c3fac4f30bd7567e89b2887c7fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a636772988bafab89278e7bb3420d8e8eacfe912
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce0589a3faec9e2e543e97bca7e62592ec85585
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc68e428d4963af0201e92159629ab96948f0893

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