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

netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_drv_probe() when nsim_dev_resources_register() failed

If some items in nsim_dev_resources_register() fail, memory leak will
occur. The following is the memory leak information.

unreferenced object 0xffff888074c02600 (size 128):
comm "echo", pid 8159, jiffies 4294945184 (age 493.530s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
40 47 ea 89 ff ff ff ff 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 @G..............
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................
backtrace:
[<0000000011a31c98>] kmalloc_trace+0x22/0x60
[<0000000027384c69>] devl_resource_register+0x144/0x4e0
[<00000000a16db248>] nsim_drv_probe+0x37a/0x1260
[<000000007d1f448c>] really_probe+0x20b/0xb10
[<00000000c416848a>] __driver_probe_device+0x1b3/0x4a0
[<00000000077e0351>] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x140
[<0000000054f2465a>] __device_attach_driver+0x18c/0x2a0
[<000000008538f359>] bus_for_each_drv+0x151/0x1d0
[<0000000038e09747>] __device_attach+0x1c9/0x4e0
[<00000000dd86e533>] bus_probe_device+0x1d5/0x280
[<00000000839bea35>] device_add+0xae0/0x1cb0
[<000000009c2abf46>] new_device_store+0x3b6/0x5f0
[<00000000fb823d7f>] bus_attr_store+0x72/0xa0
[<000000007acc4295>] sysfs_kf_write+0x106/0x160
[<000000005f50cb4d>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x5a0
[<0000000075eb41bf>] vfs_write+0x8f0/0xc80
Published: 2025-10-04
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-55654 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_drv_probe() when nsim_dev_resources_register() failed If some items in nsim_dev_resources_register() fail, memory leak will occur. The following is the memory leak information. unreferenced object 0xffff888074c02600 (size 128): comm "echo", pid 8159, jiffies 4294945184 (age 493.530s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 40 47 ea 89 ff ff ff ff 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 @G.............. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................ backtrace: [<0000000011a31c98>] kmalloc_trace+0x22/0x60 [<0000000027384c69>] devl_resource_register+0x144/0x4e0 [<00000000a16db248>] nsim_drv_probe+0x37a/0x1260 [<000000007d1f448c>] really_probe+0x20b/0xb10 [<00000000c416848a>] __driver_probe_device+0x1b3/0x4a0 [<00000000077e0351>] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x140 [<0000000054f2465a>] __device_attach_driver+0x18c/0x2a0 [<000000008538f359>] bus_for_each_drv+0x151/0x1d0 [<0000000038e09747>] __device_attach+0x1c9/0x4e0 [<00000000dd86e533>] bus_probe_device+0x1d5/0x280 [<00000000839bea35>] device_add+0xae0/0x1cb0 [<000000009c2abf46>] new_device_store+0x3b6/0x5f0 [<00000000fb823d7f>] bus_attr_store+0x72/0xa0 [<000000007acc4295>] sysfs_kf_write+0x106/0x160 [<000000005f50cb4d>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x5a0 [<0000000075eb41bf>] vfs_write+0x8f0/0xc80
History

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-401
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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'}


Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:45:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_drv_probe() when nsim_dev_resources_register() failed If some items in nsim_dev_resources_register() fail, memory leak will occur. The following is the memory leak information. unreferenced object 0xffff888074c02600 (size 128): comm "echo", pid 8159, jiffies 4294945184 (age 493.530s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 40 47 ea 89 ff ff ff ff 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 @G.............. ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ................ backtrace: [<0000000011a31c98>] kmalloc_trace+0x22/0x60 [<0000000027384c69>] devl_resource_register+0x144/0x4e0 [<00000000a16db248>] nsim_drv_probe+0x37a/0x1260 [<000000007d1f448c>] really_probe+0x20b/0xb10 [<00000000c416848a>] __driver_probe_device+0x1b3/0x4a0 [<00000000077e0351>] driver_probe_device+0x49/0x140 [<0000000054f2465a>] __device_attach_driver+0x18c/0x2a0 [<000000008538f359>] bus_for_each_drv+0x151/0x1d0 [<0000000038e09747>] __device_attach+0x1c9/0x4e0 [<00000000dd86e533>] bus_probe_device+0x1d5/0x280 [<00000000839bea35>] device_add+0xae0/0x1cb0 [<000000009c2abf46>] new_device_store+0x3b6/0x5f0 [<00000000fb823d7f>] bus_attr_store+0x72/0xa0 [<000000007acc4295>] sysfs_kf_write+0x106/0x160 [<000000005f50cb4d>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x5a0 [<0000000075eb41bf>] vfs_write+0x8f0/0xc80
Title netdevsim: fix memory leak in nsim_drv_probe() when nsim_dev_resources_register() failed
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:20:39.281Z

Reserved: 2025-10-04T15:39:19.464Z

Link: CVE-2022-50500

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-10-04T16:15:47.153

Modified: 2026-01-22T19:53:01.873

Link: CVE-2022-50500

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-10-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50500 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-10-06T14:41:35Z

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