CVE-2022-49893

cxl/region: Fix cxl_region leak, cleanup targets at region delete

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2025 at 02:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:19 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/region: Fix cxl_region leak, cleanup targets at region delete When a region is deleted any targets that have been previously assigned to that region hold references to it. Trigger those references to drop by detaching all targets at unregister_region() time. Otherwise that region object will leak as userspace has lost the ability to detach targets once region sysfs is torn down.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.0 ≤ v < 6.0.86.0 ≤ v < 6.16.06.1 rc16.1 rc26.1 rc3b9686e8c8e39d4072081ef078c04915ee51c8af4
Vendor states this is fixed in 0d9e734018d70cecf79e2e4c6082167160a0f13f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 45d9fb4b758b9d602ee7776eb6754b0349946aad (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d9e734018d70cecf79e2e4c6082167160a0f13f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d9fb4b758b9d602ee7776eb6754b0349946aad

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401

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