CVE-2022-49442
kernel: drivers/base/node.c: fix compaction sysfs file leak
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 26, 2025
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drivers/base/node.c: fix compaction sysfs file leak
Compaction sysfs file is created via compaction_register_node in register_node. But we forgot to remove it in unregister_node. Thus compaction sysfs file is leaked. Using compaction_unregister_node to fix this issue.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime