{"cve":"CVE-2022-48975","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-21T20:15:09.597","modified":"2026-06-17T05:16:45.373","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ngpiolib: fix memory leak in gpiochip_setup_dev()\n\nHere is a backtrace report about memory leak detected in\ngpiochip_setup_dev():\n\nunreferenced object 0xffff88810b406400 (size 512):\n  comm \"python3\", pid 1682, jiffies 4295346908 (age 24.090s)\n  backtrace:\n    kmalloc_trace\n    device_add\t\tdevice_private_init at drivers/base/core.c:3361\n\t\t\t(inlined by) device_add at drivers/base/core.c:3411\n    cdev_device_add\n    gpiolib_cdev_register\n    gpiochip_setup_dev\n    gpiochip_add_data_with_key\n\ngcdev_register() & gcdev_unregister() would call device_add() &\ndevice_del() (no matter CONFIG_GPIO_CDEV is enabled or not) to\nregister/unregister device.\n\nHowever, if device_add() succeeds, some resource (like\nstruct device_private allocated by device_private_init())\nis not released by device_del().\n\nTherefore, after device_add() succeeds by gcdev_register(), it\nneeds to call put_device() to release resource in the error handle\npath.\n\nHere we move forward the register of release function, and let it\nrelease every piece of resource by put_device() instead of kfree().\n\nWhile at it, fix another subtle issue, i.e. when gc->ngpio is equal\nto 0, we still call kcalloc() and, in case of further error, kfree()\non the ZERO_PTR pointer, which is not NULL. It's not a bug per se,\nbut rather waste of the resources and potentially wrong expectation\nabout contents of the gdev->descs variable.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-401"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/371363716398ed718e389bea8c5e9843a79dde4e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6daaa84b621485fe28c401be18debf92ae8ef04a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec851b23084b3a0af8bf0f5e51d33a8d678bdc49"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-48975","score":0.00245,"percentile":0.15851,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}