# CVE-2022-50278: PNP: fix name memory leak in pnp\_alloc\_dev()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-09-15 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.30

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea77b4b761cd75e5456f677311babfa0418f289a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693a0c13c1f0c0fcaa1e38cb806cc0789bd415aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcf772216aa237036cc3ae3158288d0a95aaf4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b024df4755e6bb6993b786584eca6eabbb9791
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac87e295cddc8ab316cff14ab2071b5221d84fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12b314bb23dc0c83e03402cc84574700947e3b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f50c7497a5f89de0c31f2edf086af41ff834320
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/290dd73b943c95c006df973257076ff163adf4d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/110d7b0325c55ff3620073ba4201845f59e22ebf

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