CVE-2022-48753
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.16.5 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: block: fix memory leak in disk_register_independent_access_ranges 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 adding kobject_put(). Callback function blk_ia_ranges_sysfs_release() in kobject_put() can handle the pointer "iars" properly.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.16.5
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel
< 5.16.5linux
Timeline
Published
Jun 20, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026