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

scsi: efct: Fix possible memleak in efct_device_init()

In efct_device_init(), when efct_scsi_reg_fc_transport() fails,
efct_scsi_tgt_driver_exit() is not called to release memory for
efct_scsi_tgt_driver_init() and causes memleak:

unreferenced object 0xffff8881020ce000 (size 2048):
comm "modprobe", pid 465, jiffies 4294928222 (age 55.872s)
backtrace:
[<0000000021a1ef1b>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0x110
[<000000004c3ed51c>] target_register_template+0x4fd/0x7b0 [target_core_mod]
[<00000000f3393296>] efct_scsi_tgt_driver_init+0x18/0x50 [efct]
[<00000000115de533>] 0xffffffffc0d90011
[<00000000d608f646>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4e0
[<0000000067828cf1>] do_init_module+0x1cc/0x6a0
...

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Thu, 25 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000


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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: efct: Fix possible memleak in efct_device_init() In efct_device_init(), when efct_scsi_reg_fc_transport() fails, efct_scsi_tgt_driver_exit() is not called to release memory for efct_scsi_tgt_driver_init() and causes memleak: unreferenced object 0xffff8881020ce000 (size 2048): comm "modprobe", pid 465, jiffies 4294928222 (age 55.872s) backtrace: [<0000000021a1ef1b>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0x110 [<000000004c3ed51c>] target_register_template+0x4fd/0x7b0 [target_core_mod] [<00000000f3393296>] efct_scsi_tgt_driver_init+0x18/0x50 [efct] [<00000000115de533>] 0xffffffffc0d90011 [<00000000d608f646>] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4e0 [<0000000067828cf1>] do_init_module+0x1cc/0x6a0 ...
Title scsi: efct: Fix possible memleak in efct_device_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: 2025-12-24T12:22:48.315Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T12:20:40.330Z

Link: CVE-2022-50727

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T13:15:59.363

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:34.503

Link: CVE-2022-50727

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

Links: CVE-2022-50727 - Bugzilla

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