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

vdpa_sim: fix possible memory leak in vdpasim_net_init() and vdpasim_blk_init()

Inject fault while probing module, if device_register() fails in
vdpasim_net_init() or vdpasim_blk_init(), but the refcount of kobject is
not decreased to 0, the name allocated in dev_set_name() is leaked.
Fix this by calling put_device(), so that name can be freed in
callback function kobject_cleanup().

(vdpa_sim_net)
unreferenced object 0xffff88807eebc370 (size 16):
comm "modprobe", pid 3848, jiffies 4362982860 (age 18.153s)
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
76 64 70 61 73 69 6d 5f 6e 65 74 00 6b 6b 6b a5 vdpasim_net.kkk.
backtrace:
[<ffffffff8174f19e>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x4e/0x150
[<ffffffff81731d53>] kstrdup+0x33/0x60
[<ffffffff83a5d421>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x41/0x110
[<ffffffff82d87aab>] dev_set_name+0xab/0xe0
[<ffffffff82d91a23>] device_add+0xe3/0x1a80
[<ffffffffa0270013>] 0xffffffffa0270013
[<ffffffff81001c27>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2e0
[<ffffffff813739cb>] do_init_module+0x1ab/0x640
[<ffffffff81379d20>] load_module+0x5d00/0x77f0
[<ffffffff8137bc40>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x1b0
[<ffffffff83c4d505>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<ffffffff83e0006a>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

(vdpa_sim_blk)
unreferenced object 0xffff8881070c1250 (size 16):
comm "modprobe", pid 6844, jiffies 4364069319 (age 17.572s)
hex dump (first 16 bytes):
76 64 70 61 73 69 6d 5f 62 6c 6b 00 6b 6b 6b a5 vdpasim_blk.kkk.
backtrace:
[<ffffffff8174f19e>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x4e/0x150
[<ffffffff81731d53>] kstrdup+0x33/0x60
[<ffffffff83a5d421>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x41/0x110
[<ffffffff82d87aab>] dev_set_name+0xab/0xe0
[<ffffffff82d91a23>] device_add+0xe3/0x1a80
[<ffffffffa0220013>] 0xffffffffa0220013
[<ffffffff81001c27>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2e0
[<ffffffff813739cb>] do_init_module+0x1ab/0x640
[<ffffffff81379d20>] load_module+0x5d00/0x77f0
[<ffffffff8137bc40>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x1b0
[<ffffffff83c4d505>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<ffffffff83e0006a>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
a3c06ae158dd6fa8336157c31d9234689d068d02 affected < 586e6fd7d581f987f7d0d2592edf0b26397e783e
a3c06ae158dd6fa8336157c31d9234689d068d02 affected < 5be953e353fe421f2983e1fd37f07fba97edbffc
a3c06ae158dd6fa8336157c31d9234689d068d02 affected < 337c24d817e28dd454ca22f1063dfad20822426e
a3c06ae158dd6fa8336157c31d9234689d068d02 affected < aeca7ff254843d49a8739f07f7dab1341450111d
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.12 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.12
5.15.87 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.0.19 unaffected ≤ 6.0.*
6.1.5 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.2 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/337c24d817e28dd454ca22f1063dfad20822426e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586e6fd7d581f987f7d0d2592edf0b26397e783e cve-icon cve-icon
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeca7ff254843d49a8739f07f7dab1341450111d cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025122418-CVE-2022-50702-c339@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50702 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50702 cve-icon
History

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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'}

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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: vdpa_sim: fix possible memory leak in vdpasim_net_init() and vdpasim_blk_init() Inject fault while probing module, if device_register() fails in vdpasim_net_init() or vdpasim_blk_init(), but the refcount of kobject is not decreased to 0, the name allocated in dev_set_name() is leaked. Fix this by calling put_device(), so that name can be freed in callback function kobject_cleanup(). (vdpa_sim_net) unreferenced object 0xffff88807eebc370 (size 16): comm "modprobe", pid 3848, jiffies 4362982860 (age 18.153s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 76 64 70 61 73 69 6d 5f 6e 65 74 00 6b 6b 6b a5 vdpasim_net.kkk. backtrace: [<ffffffff8174f19e>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x4e/0x150 [<ffffffff81731d53>] kstrdup+0x33/0x60 [<ffffffff83a5d421>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x41/0x110 [<ffffffff82d87aab>] dev_set_name+0xab/0xe0 [<ffffffff82d91a23>] device_add+0xe3/0x1a80 [<ffffffffa0270013>] 0xffffffffa0270013 [<ffffffff81001c27>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2e0 [<ffffffff813739cb>] do_init_module+0x1ab/0x640 [<ffffffff81379d20>] load_module+0x5d00/0x77f0 [<ffffffff8137bc40>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x1b0 [<ffffffff83c4d505>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<ffffffff83e0006a>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 (vdpa_sim_blk) unreferenced object 0xffff8881070c1250 (size 16): comm "modprobe", pid 6844, jiffies 4364069319 (age 17.572s) hex dump (first 16 bytes): 76 64 70 61 73 69 6d 5f 62 6c 6b 00 6b 6b 6b a5 vdpasim_blk.kkk. backtrace: [<ffffffff8174f19e>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x4e/0x150 [<ffffffff81731d53>] kstrdup+0x33/0x60 [<ffffffff83a5d421>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x41/0x110 [<ffffffff82d87aab>] dev_set_name+0xab/0xe0 [<ffffffff82d91a23>] device_add+0xe3/0x1a80 [<ffffffffa0220013>] 0xffffffffa0220013 [<ffffffff81001c27>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2e0 [<ffffffff813739cb>] do_init_module+0x1ab/0x640 [<ffffffff81379d20>] load_module+0x5d00/0x77f0 [<ffffffff8137bc40>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x110/0x1b0 [<ffffffff83c4d505>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<ffffffff83e0006a>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Title vdpa_sim: fix possible memory leak in vdpasim_net_init() and vdpasim_blk_init()
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: 2025-12-24T10:55:17.831Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:53:15.517Z

Link: CVE-2022-50702

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T11:15:50.360

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:56.260

Link: CVE-2022-50702

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2022-50702 - Bugzilla

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