5.5

CVE-2022-49370: firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-49370DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49370
Published 26-02-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-49370 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 7
SUSE-SU-2025:1027-1SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1SUSE-SU-2025:1183-1SUSE-SU-2025:1194-1SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1SUSE-SU-2025:1263-1

Timeline

  1. 26-02-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: dmi-sysfs: Fix memory leak in dmi_sysfs_register_handle kobject_init_and_add() takes reference even when it fails. According to the doc of kobject_init_and_add() If this function returns an error, kobject_put() must be called to properly clean up the memory associated with the object. Fix this issue by calling kobject_put().

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.29% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu111 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-192.203 | < 5.4.0-126.142 | < 5.15.0-48.54
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1140.151 | < 5.4.0-1085.92 | < 5.15.0-1020.24
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < a9bfb37d6ba7c376b0d53337a4c5f5ff324bd725 | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < ed38d04342dfbe9e5aca745c8b5eb4188a74f0ef | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < c66cc3c62870a27ea8f060a7e4c1ad8d26dd3f0d | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < a724634b2a49f6ff0177a9e19a5a92fc1545e1b7 | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < 985706bd3bbeffc8737bc05965ca8d24837bc7db | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < fdffa4ad8f6bf1ece877edfb807f2b2c729d8578 | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < 3ba359ebe914ac3f8c6c832b28007c14c39d3766 | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < ec752973aa721ee281d5441e497364637c626c7b | ≥ 948af1f0bbc8526448e8cbe3f8d3bf211bdf5181, < 660ba678f9998aca6db74f2dd912fa5124f0fa31 | 2.6.39
  • linux_kernel≥ 2.6.39, < 4.9.318 | ≥ 4.10, < 4.14.283 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.247 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.198 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.122 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.47 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.17.15 | ≥ 5.18, < 5.18.4
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.18.5-1

3 vendors · 114 products

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