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

netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_bus_dev_new()

If device_register() failed in nsim_bus_dev_new(), the value of reference
in nsim_bus_dev->dev is 1. obj->name in nsim_bus_dev->dev will not be
released.

unreferenced object 0xffff88810352c480 (size 16):
comm "echo", pid 5691, jiffies 4294945921 (age 133.270s)
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
6e 65 74 64 65 76 73 69 6d 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 netdevsim1......
backtrace:
[<000000005e2e5e26>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x3a/0xb0
[<0000000094ca4fc8>] kvasprintf+0xc3/0x160
[<00000000aad09bcc>] kvasprintf_const+0x55/0x180
[<000000009bac868d>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x56/0x150
[<000000007c1a5d70>] dev_set_name+0xbb/0xf0
[<00000000ad0d126b>] device_add+0x1f8/0x1cb0
[<00000000c222ae24>] new_device_store+0x3b6/0x5e0
[<0000000043593421>] bus_attr_store+0x72/0xa0
[<00000000cbb1833a>] sysfs_kf_write+0x106/0x160
[<00000000d0dedb8a>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x5a0
[<00000000770b66e2>] vfs_write+0x8f0/0xc80
[<0000000078bb39be>] ksys_write+0x106/0x210
[<00000000005e55a4>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<00000000eaa40bbc>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
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Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_bus_dev_new() If device_register() failed in nsim_bus_dev_new(), the value of reference in nsim_bus_dev->dev is 1. obj->name in nsim_bus_dev->dev will not be released. unreferenced object 0xffff88810352c480 (size 16): comm "echo", pid 5691, jiffies 4294945921 (age 133.270s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 6e 65 74 64 65 76 73 69 6d 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 netdevsim1...... backtrace: [<000000005e2e5e26>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x3a/0xb0 [<0000000094ca4fc8>] kvasprintf+0xc3/0x160 [<00000000aad09bcc>] kvasprintf_const+0x55/0x180 [<000000009bac868d>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x56/0x150 [<000000007c1a5d70>] dev_set_name+0xbb/0xf0 [<00000000ad0d126b>] device_add+0x1f8/0x1cb0 [<00000000c222ae24>] new_device_store+0x3b6/0x5e0 [<0000000043593421>] bus_attr_store+0x72/0xa0 [<00000000cbb1833a>] sysfs_kf_write+0x106/0x160 [<00000000d0dedb8a>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x5a0 [<00000000770b66e2>] vfs_write+0x8f0/0xc80 [<0000000078bb39be>] ksys_write+0x106/0x210 [<00000000005e55a4>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<00000000eaa40bbc>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Title netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_bus_dev_new()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-24T13:06:01.170Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T13:02:21.547Z

Link: CVE-2022-50772

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:04.020

Modified: 2025-12-24T13:16:04.020

Link: CVE-2022-50772

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50772 - Bugzilla

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