CVE-2022-50769
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mmc: mxcmmc: fix return value check of mmc_add_host() mmc_add_host() may return error, if we ignore its return value, the memory that allocated in mmc_alloc_host() will be leaked and it will lead a kernel crash because of deleting not added device in the remove path. So fix this by checking the return value and goto error path which will call mmc_free_host().
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50769
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50769.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9315
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.1.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.178-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.1.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.1.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.1.4-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.