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CVE-2022-50278 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PNP: fix name memory leak in pnp_alloc_dev() After commit 1fa5ae857bb1 ("driver core: get rid of struct device's bus_id string array"), the name of device is allocated dynamically, move dev_set_name() after pnp_add_id() to avoid memory leak.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/110d7b0325c55ff3620073ba4201845f59e22ebf kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f50c7497a5f89de0c31f2edf086af41ff834320 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/290dd73b943c95c006df973257076ff163adf4d0 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/693a0c13c1f0c0fcaa1e38cb806cc0789bd415aa kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81b024df4755e6bb6993b786584eca6eabbb9791 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbcf772216aa237036cc3ae3158288d0a95aaf4d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12b314bb23dc0c83e03402cc84574700947e3b2 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dac87e295cddc8ab316cff14ab2071b5221d84fa kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea77b4b761cd75e5456f677311babfa0418f289a kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50278
NVD Published Date:
09/15/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/15/2025
Source:
kernel.org