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CVE-2022-50578

kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in __class_register()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 22, 2025

Updated · July 22, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a memory leak in the driver system's __class_register() function.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime