CVE-2022-50427: ALSA: ac97: fix possible memory leak in snd_ac97_dev_register()
Published Oct 1, 2025
·Updated
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: ac97: fix possible memory leak in sndac97devregister()
If deviceregister() fails in sndac97devregister(), it should call putdevice() to give up reference, or the name allocated in devsetname() is leaked.
Affected Software
10 affected components
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel>=2.6.14<4.9.332
Linux Linux kernel>=4.10<4.14.298
Linux Linux kernel>=4.15<4.19.264
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.223
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.153
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.77
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.0.7
Linux Linux kernel=6.1-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.1-rc2
Remediation
Event History
Oct 1, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:42 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:42 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software