MediumFix available
firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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().
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 4.9.318, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4, 5.4.198
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-49370
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 6 Nov 2026, 03:36 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 26 Feb 2025, 02:11 UTC
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().
osv:CVE-2022-49370
Kernel
Fixed versions: 4.9.318, 4.14.283, 4.19.247, 5.4.198, 5.10.122, 5.15.47, 5.17.15, 5.18.4
Complete source record
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