CVE-2022-50566
Oct. 22, 2025, 9:12 p.m.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mtd: Fix device name leak when register device failed in add_mtd_device()
There is a kmemleak when register device failed:
unreferenced object 0xffff888101aab550 (size 8):
comm "insmod", pid 3922, jiffies 4295277753 (age 925.408s)
hex dump (first 8 bytes):
6d 74 64 30 00 88 ff ff mtd0....
backtrace:
[<00000000bde26724>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x4e/0x150
[<000000003c32b416>] kvasprintf+0xb0/0x130
[<000000001f7a8f15>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x2f/0xb0
[<000000006e781163>] dev_set_name+0xab/0xe0
[<00000000e30d0c78>] add_mtd_device+0x4bb/0x700
[<00000000f3d34de7>] mtd_device_parse_register+0x2ac/0x3f0
[<00000000c0d88488>] 0xffffffffa0238457
[<00000000b40d0922>] 0xffffffffa02a008f
[<0000000023d17b9d>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0
[<00000000770f6ca6>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320
[<000000007b6768fe>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330
[<00000000346bed5a>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0
[<00000000674c2290>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<000000004c6a8d97>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
If register device failed, should call put_device() to give up the
reference.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Linux |
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*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| a | linux | linux_kernel | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | linux | mtd | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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Published: Oct. 22, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 22, 2025, 9:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 22, 2025, 9:12 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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