CVE-2022-49777

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.19.267 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Input: i8042 - fix leaking of platform device on module removal Avoid resetting the module-wide i8042_platform_device pointer in i8042_probe() or i8042_remove(), so that the device can be properly destroyed by i8042_exit() on module unload.

References (6)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f25add5ecf88de0f8ff2b27b6c0731a1f1b38ed

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f348b60c79671eee33c1389efe89109c93047da

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81cd7e8489278d28794e7b272950c3e00c344e44

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81df118e79b2136b5c016394f67a051dc508b7b6

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a32cd7feb0127bf629a82686b6e2c128139a86e5

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5f7f6e63fed9c2ed09725d90059a28907e197e3

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 15.4%

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 (14)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.19.267

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/Kernel < 4.19.267linux

linux/Kernel < 5.4.225linux

linux/Kernel < 5.10.156linux

linux/Kernel < 5.15.80linux

linux/Kernel < 6.0.10linux

Timeline

Published May 01, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026