In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
iio: trigger: sysfs: fix possible memory leak in iio_sysfs_trig_init()
dev_set_name() allocates memory for name, it need be freed
when device_add() fails, call put_device() to give up the
reference that hold in device_initialize(), so that it can
be freed in kobject_cleanup() when the refcount hit to 0.
Fault injection test can trigger this:
unreferenced object 0xffff8e8340a7b4c0 (size 32):
  comm "modprobe", pid 243, jiffies 4294678145 (age 48.845s)
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    69 69 6f 5f 73 79 73 66 73 5f 74 72 69 67 67 65  iio_sysfs_trigge
    72 00 a7 40 83 8e ff ff 00 86 13 c4 f6 ee ff ff  r..@............
  backtrace:
    [<0000000074999de8>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1e9/0x360
    [<00000000497fd30b>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x44/0x1a0
    [<000000003636c520>] kstrdup+0x2d/0x60
    [<0000000032f84da2>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x1e/0x90
    [<0000000092efe493>] dev_set_name+0x4e/0x70
                
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                    Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:15:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*  | 
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Thu, 01 May 2025 14:30:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: trigger: sysfs: fix possible memory leak in iio_sysfs_trig_init() dev_set_name() allocates memory for name, it need be freed when device_add() fails, call put_device() to give up the reference that hold in device_initialize(), so that it can be freed in kobject_cleanup() when the refcount hit to 0. Fault injection test can trigger this: unreferenced object 0xffff8e8340a7b4c0 (size 32): comm "modprobe", pid 243, jiffies 4294678145 (age 48.845s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 69 69 6f 5f 73 79 73 66 73 5f 74 72 69 67 67 65 iio_sysfs_trigge 72 00 a7 40 83 8e ff ff 00 86 13 c4 f6 ee ff ff r..@............ backtrace: [<0000000074999de8>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1e9/0x360 [<00000000497fd30b>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x44/0x1a0 [<000000003636c520>] kstrdup+0x2d/0x60 [<0000000032f84da2>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x1e/0x90 [<0000000092efe493>] dev_set_name+0x4e/0x70 | |
| Title | iio: trigger: sysfs: fix possible memory leak in iio_sysfs_trig_init() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-05-01T14:09:24.442Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T08:45:29.276Z
Reserved: 2025-05-01T14:05:17.224Z
Link: CVE-2022-49793
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Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2025-05-01T15:16:02.563
Modified: 2025-11-03T14:02:47.013
Link: CVE-2022-49793