drivers: dio: fix possible memory leak in dio_init()
Priority LOW 23Published · Updated
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
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: dio: fix possible memory leak in dio_init() If device_register() returns error, the 'dev' and name needs be freed. Add a release function, and then call put_device() in the error path, so the name is freed in kobject_cleanup() and to the 'dev' is freed in release function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00284 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270 +6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.29 and later | 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.29 and later Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50848
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-82rq-cj65-cv9p
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/affe3cea6b3148fa66796a48640664822ceccd48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b68caa95064ac464f1b261d08ac677e753d1088
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a524e7fed696a4dfef671e0fda3511bfd2dca0cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da64e01da40c6b71a54144126da53cc3b27201ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fce9890e1be4c0460dad850cc8c00414a9d25f0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0ead7e8da84f4c3759417b8e928b65e0207c646
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e002b9fe831b27d4506df6fa60cb33ba0730ac3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78fddc0ff971f9874d53c854818cc4aafa144114
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e63e99397b2613d50a5f4f02ed07307e67a190f1
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50848 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50848 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-82rq-cj65-cv9p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50848 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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