The vulnerability of the test_firmware_init() function in the lib/test_firmware.c module of the Linux kernel allows a hacker to cause a system failure.

The vulnerability of the testfirmwareinit function in the lib/testfirmware.c module of the Linux kernel is related to improper memory release. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a system failure...

CVE-2022-50529

CVE-2022-50529 refers to a Linux kernel memory-leak in the test_firmware path. When misc_register() failed in test_firmware_init(), the memory pointed by test_fw_config->name was not released. The leak evidence shows an unreferenced object and a backtrace ending at test_firmware initialization...

CVE-2022-50529 test_firmware: fix memory leak in test_firmware_init()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: testfirmware: fix memory leak in testfirmwareinit When miscregister failed in testfirmwareinit, the memory pointed by testfwconfig-name is not released. The memory leak information is as follows: unreferenced object...