CVE-2022-49801

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the tracing read pipe() function. The kmemleak tool reports an unreferenced object, indicating a memory leakage problem. The issue occurs because the iter->fmt variable is allocated in the tracing read pipe() function but not freed, leading to a memory leak. The backtrace provided shows the sequence of function calls that lead to this issue.

Recommendations To resolve this issue, add a free operation in the tracing release pipe() function to release the allocated memory. This will prevent the memory leak and fix the vulnerability.

Note: Since the affected versions are not specified, it is recommended to apply this fix to all versions of the Linux kernel that are currently in use.