CVE-2022-50477

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

Description The Linux kernel contains a memory leak in the devm rtc allocate device() function. Specifically, if dev set name() fails after rtc device is allocated, a memory leak occurs. The fix involves moving devm add action or reset() before dev set name() to prevent this leak. The backtrace indicates the issue occurs during device probing, potentially within the rtc rx4581 module.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.