Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
gpu: host1x: Fix memory leak of device names
The device names allocated by dev_set_name() need be freed before module unloading, but they can not be freed because the kobject's refcount which was set in device_initialize() has not be decreased to 0.
As comment of device_add() says, if it fails, use only put_device() drop the refcount, then the name will be freed in kobejct_cleanup().
device_del() and put_device() can be replaced with device_unregister(), so call it to unregister the added successfully devices, and just call put_device() to the not added device.
Add a release() function to device to avoid null release() function WARNING in device_release(), it's empty, because the context devices are freed together in host1x_memory_context_list_free().
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 8aa5bcb61612060429223d1fbb7a1c30a579fc1f, < 958c6cbc32996c375af42db96ceba021a1959899; >= 8aa5bcb61612060429223d1fbb7a1c30a579fc1f, < dba1aeaaf3d0e2f996cb0a5609e5e85ecf405a5c; >= 8aa5bcb61612060429223d1fbb7a1c30a579fc1f, < 3ab0f5ddb761270b11d8c90b8550a59666cfc9bb; >= 8aa5bcb61612060429223d1fbb7a1c30a579fc1f, < 55879dad0f3ae8468444b42f785ad79eac05fe5b |
| Linux | Linux | 6.0 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ab0f5ddb761270b11d8c90b8550a59666cfc9bbPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55879dad0f3ae8468444b42f785ad79eac05fe5bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/958c6cbc32996c375af42db96ceba021a1959899Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dba1aeaaf3d0e2f996cb0a5609e5e85ecf405a5cPatch
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 1, 2025
- Last modified
- Nov 5, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed