In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()

In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will
not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling
kfree() in the error path.
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Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe() In rpi_firmware_probe(), if mbox_request_channel() fails, the 'fw' will not be freed through rpi_firmware_delete(), fix this leak by calling kfree() in the error path.
Title firmware: raspberrypi: fix possible memory leak in rpi_firmware_probe()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-07T15:21:03.749Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T15:15:38.666Z

Link: CVE-2022-50537

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-07T16:15:37.943

Modified: 2025-10-08T19:38:32.610

Link: CVE-2022-50537

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50537 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-08T13:36:30Z