Linux Kernel up to 5.17.2 zorro7xx_remove_one memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Linux Kernel up to 5.17.2. This affects the function zorro7xx_remove_one. The manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-49095. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.17.2. Affected is the function zorro7xx_remove_one. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: zorro7xx: Fix a resource leak in zorro7xx_remove_one() The error handling path of the probe releases a resource that is not freed in the remove function. In some cases, a ioremap() must be undone. Add the missing iounmap() call in the remove function.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-49095 since 02/26/2025. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20 or 5.17.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ce430cfad6a5385d5b7f7c1dc3fa50f10abfd41b/1e0c01319dedf1e63ec5df37ead048e17afd92ba/db863ab2baf058ed05c7b723612e3c40c9dd6885/34a47f7ddb4fd1cbd12397aa6f7dad1de08b4050/c5f77b595379b5191316edd365a542f8b1526066/aefd755a96051aa56b198cb7ecd168b22ba384f6/de6aee0978f164d3d0c771ce03e3066a26c371c5/a845c678e094894f38cc9526d212b21933ce44c7/16ed828b872d12ccba8f07bcc446ae89ba662f9c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.9.310
• 4.14.275
• 4.19.237
• 5.4.188
• 5.10.110
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7
• 5.16.8
• 5.16.9
• 5.16.10
• 5.16.11
• 5.16.12
• 5.16.13
• 5.16.14
• 5.16.15
• 5.16.16
• 5.16.17
• 5.16.18
• 5.16.19
• 5.17.0
• 5.17.1
• 5.17.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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