CVE-2022-49224
power: supply: ab8500: Fix memory leak in ab8500_fg_sysfs_init
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: power: supply: ab8500: Fix memory leak in ab8500_fg_sysfs_init 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 memory leak by calling kobject_put().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19aa3c98ed7b2616e105946cec804f897837ab84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/261041097ab3470f1120b7733cbf472712304d1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31cdf7897dba1f096b74f69d840f0575b8cdb9ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41ed61364285ff38bbbe9ca8a45c8372ba72921d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a4760463dbc6b603690938c468839985189ce0a
References (9)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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