CVE-2022-50278
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedSep 15, 2025
First seenSep 15, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 or later
Patches
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/110d7b0325c55ff3620073ba4201845f59e22ebf
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f50c7497a5f89de0c31f2edf086af41ff834320
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/290dd73b943c95c006df973257076ff163adf4d0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/693a0c13c1f0c0fcaa1e38cb806cc0789bd415aa
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b024df4755e6bb6993b786584eca6eabbb9791
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcf772216aa237036cc3ae3158288d0a95aaf4d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12b314bb23dc0c83e03402cc84574700947e3b2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac87e295cddc8ab316cff14ab2071b5221d84fa
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea77b4b761cd75e5456f677311babfa0418f289a
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.30 ≤ v < 4.9.337, 4.10 ≤ v < 4.14.303, 4.15 ≤ v < 4.19.270, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.4.229, 5.5 ≤ v < 5.10.163, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.86, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.0.16, 6.1 ≤ v < 6.1.2 | 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 |
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