CVE-2022-50427
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ac97: fix possible memory leak in snd_ac97_dev_register() If device_register() fails in snd_ac97_dev_register(), it should call put_device() to give up reference, or the name allocated in dev_set_name() is leaked.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50427
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50427.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.0.7-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.158-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.7-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.7-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.0.7-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.