CVE-2022-49757
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CVE-2022-49757 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/highbank: Fix memory leak in highbank_mc_probe() When devres_open_group() fails, it returns -ENOMEM without freeing memory allocated by edac_mc_alloc(). Call edac_mc_free() on the error handling path to avoid a memory leak. [ bp: Massage commit message. ]. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: EDAC/highbank: Fix memory leak in highbank_mc_probe() When devres_open_group() fails, it returns -ENOMEM without freeing memory allocated by edac_mc_alloc(). Call edac_mc_free() on the error handling path to avoid a memory leak. [ bp: Massage commit message. ]
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.6, < 4.14.305 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.15, < 4.19.272 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.20, < 5.4.231 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.166 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.91 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 6.1.9 | — |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | 6.2 | Rc1 |
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