CVE-2022-50500

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

Description A memory leak was identified within the netdevsim module of the Linux kernel, specifically in the nsim drv probe() function. This leak occurs when nsim dev resources register() fails during the device probe process, leading to unreferenced memory allocation. The backtrace indicates the issue originates from memory allocation within the device resource registration process.

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