CVE-2022-49370
firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle
MEDIUM 5.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.29 % · percentile 22 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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().
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec752973aa721ee281d5441e497364637c626c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-54859
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-49370
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0336 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0307 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.39 < 4.9.318cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.10 < 4.14.283cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.15 < 4.19.247cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.198cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.122cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.47cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 5.17.15cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.18 < 5.18.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181 < a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725 ; affected 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181 < ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef ; affected 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181 < c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d ; affected 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181 < a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7 ; affected 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181 < 985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db ; affected 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181 < fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.39 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.39 ; unaffected 4.9.318 ≤ 4.9.* ; unaffected 4.14.283 ≤ 4.14.* ; unaffected 4.19.247 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.198 ≤ 5.4.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |