Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drivers: dio: fix possible memory leak in dio_init()
If device_register() returns error, the 'dev' and name needs be freed. Add a release function, and then call put_device() in the error path, so the name is freed in kobject_cleanup() and to the 'dev' is freed in release function.
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Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 30, 2025
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred