CVE-2022-50349
misc: tifm: fix possible memory leak in tifm_7xx1_switch_media()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: misc: tifm: fix possible memory leak in tifm_7xx1_switch_media() If device_register() returns error in tifm_7xx1_switch_media(), name of kobject which is allocated in dev_set_name() called in device_add() is leaked. Never directly free @dev after calling device_register(), even if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the reference initialized.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < 2bbb222a54ff501f77ce593d21b76b79c905045e 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < d861b7d41b17942b337d4b87a70de7cd1dc44d4e 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < 1695b1adcc3a7d985cd22fa3b55761edf3fab50d 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < ee2715faf7e7153f5142ed09aacfa89a64d45dcb 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < 57c857353d5020bdec8284d9c0fee447484fe5e0 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < 848c45964ded537107e010aaf353aa30a0855387 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < 35abbc8406cc39e72d3ce85f6e869555afe50d54 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < ef843ee20576039126d34d6eb5f45d14c3e6ce18 2428a8fe2261e901e058d9ea8b6ed7e1b4268b79 < fd2c930cf6a5b9176382c15f9acb1996e76e25ad
Linux / Linux
2.6.22
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bbb222a54ff501f77ce593d21b76b79c905045e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d861b7d41b17942b337d4b87a70de7cd1dc44d4e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1695b1adcc3a7d985cd22fa3b55761edf3fab50d git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee2715faf7e7153f5142ed09aacfa89a64d45dcb git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57c857353d5020bdec8284d9c0fee447484fe5e0 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/848c45964ded537107e010aaf353aa30a0855387 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35abbc8406cc39e72d3ce85f6e869555afe50d54 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef843ee20576039126d34d6eb5f45d14c3e6ce18 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd2c930cf6a5b9176382c15f9acb1996e76e25ad