misc: ocxl: fix possible name leak in ocxl_file_register_afu()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: ocxl: fix possible name leak in ocxl_file_register_afu() If device_register() returns error in ocxl_file_register_afu(), the name allocated by dev_set_name() need be freed. As comment of device_register() says, it should use put_device() to give up the reference in the error path. So fix this by calling put_device(), then the name can be freed in kobject_cleanup(), and info is freed in info_release().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50669
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffpg-m95f-r6q9
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd05062371a49774e8a45258bdedf0bd6d3d327
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7525741cb302a1672b8c3a5edb2a08e4229b5c7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3299983a6bf628249ac650908e62d12de959341e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/557b7de055d1e230ddb6664c29d26917b8db9143
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fce8b3583d1641a1716486f408478b58e96ec91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4cb1004aeed2ab893a058fad00a5b41a12c4691
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50669 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50669 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffpg-m95f-r6q9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50669 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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