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driver: base: fix UAF when driver_attach failed

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver: base: fix UAF when driver_attach failed When driver_attach(drv); failed, the driver_private will be freed. But it has been added to the bus, which caused a UAF. To fix it, we need to delete it from the bus when failed.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.4.198
CVEs
CVE-2022-49385
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 18:29 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

driver: base: fix UAF when driver_attach failed

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Feb 2025, 02:11 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: driver: base: fix UAF when driver_attach failed When driver_attach(drv); failed, the driver_private will be freed. But it has been added to the bus, which caused a UAF. To fix it, we need to delete it from the bus when failed.

osv:CVE-2022-49385

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4

Complete source record
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