vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-49422: kernel: dmaengine: idxd: Fix the error handling path in idxd_cdev_register()
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Feb 26, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Feb 26, 2025
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: idxd: Fix the error handling path in idxd_cdev_register()
If a call to alloc_chrdev_region() fails, the already allocated resources
are leaking.
Add the needed error handling path to fix the leak.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
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