VDB
CVE-2022-50734
CVE-2022-50734
PUBLISHED
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmem: core: Fix memleak in nvmem_register() dev_set_name will alloc memory for nvmem->dev.kobj.name in nvmem_register, when nvmem_validate_keepouts failed, nvmem's memory will be freed and return, but nobody will free memory for nvmem->dev.kobj.name, there will be memleak, so moving nvmem_validate_keepouts() after device_register() and let the device core deal with cleaning name in error cases.
EPSS 0.03% · 8.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.03%
8.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.15, 5.15, 5.13.19 |
| Linux | Linux | de0534df93474f268486c486ea7e01b44a478026, de0534df93474f268486c486ea7e01b44a478026, de0534df93474f268486c486ea7e01b44a478026 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9391cc3a787a58aa224a6440d7f244d780ba2896 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd2774df0ce37920b23819a860a66fdbdd90823 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6054b9b239a493672f853b034570cca93ba7a88 (circl)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1244561fa2a4531ded40dbf09c9599084f8b29 (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 24, 2025 CVE Published
- Dec 25, 2025 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jan 1, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jan 5, 2026 EPSS Score
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- Jan 20, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jan 24, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jan 27, 2026 EPSS Score
- Jan 31, 2026 EPSS Score
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9391cc3a787a58aa224a6440d7f244d780ba2896 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bd2774df0ce37920b23819a860a66fdbdd90823 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6054b9b239a493672f853b034570cca93ba7a88 url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd1244561fa2a4531ded40dbf09c9599084f8b29 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50734 advisory