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CVE-2022-50724— regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()

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Affected
Linux Linux
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No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于regulator_register函数存在资源泄漏。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.26% · P17

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1496 · Resource Hijacking

Affected Version Matrix 25

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 0120ec32a7774b5061ced1a9a7ff833edd8b4cb6< 35593d60b1622834984c43add7646d4069671aa9 affected
aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413< 6a03c31d08f95dca9633a552de167b9e625833a8 affected
aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413< c4c64d8abd656b9807b63178750fa91454602b86 affected
aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413< 90b713aadc1240bf2dd03d610d6c1d016a9123a2 affected
aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413< f86b2f216636790d5922458578825e4628fb570f affected
aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413< ba62319a42c50e6254e98b3f316464fac8e77968 affected
1d58235c062309d51660fd04182d7a8ab6a48ad6 affected
167c3b1f9793a1fb23e75e693f078420850306d4 affected
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Vulnerability Title
regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register() I got some resource leak reports while doing fault injection test: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 100, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced - destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /i2c/pmic@64/regulators/buck1 unreferenced object 0xffff88810deea000 (size 512): comm "490-i2c-rt5190a", pid 253, jiffies 4294859840 (age 5061.046s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 ad 4e ad de ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 .....N.......... ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff a0 1e 00 a1 ff ff ff ff ................ backtrace: [<00000000d78541e2>] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110 [<00000000b343d153>] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0 [<00000000be1f0c70>] device_add+0xb2d/0x1030 [<00000000e3e6344d>] regulator_register+0xaf2/0x12a0 [<00000000e2f5e754>] devm_regulator_register+0x57/0xb0 [<000000008b898197>] rt5190a_probe+0x52a/0x861 [rt5190a_regulator] unreferenced object 0xffff88810b617b80 (size 32): comm "490-i2c-rt5190a", pid 253, jiffies 4294859904 (age 5060.983s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 72 65 67 75 6c 61 74 6f 72 2e 32 38 36 38 2d 53 regulator.2868-S 55 50 50 4c 59 00 ff ff 29 00 00 00 2b 00 00 00 UPPLY...)...+... backtrace: [<000000009da9280d>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x44/0x1b0 [<0000000025c6a4e5>] kstrdup+0x3a/0x70 [<00000000790efb69>] create_regulator+0xc0/0x4e0 [<0000000005ed203a>] regulator_resolve_supply+0x2d4/0x440 [<0000000045796214>] regulator_register+0x10b3/0x12a0 [<00000000e2f5e754>] devm_regulator_register+0x57/0xb0 [<000000008b898197>] rt5190a_probe+0x52a/0x861 [rt5190a_regulator] After calling regulator_resolve_supply(), the 'rdev->supply' is set by set_supply(), after this set, in the error path, the resources need be released, so call regulator_put() to avoid the leaks.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于regulator_register函数存在资源泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

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Linux Linux 0120ec32a7774b5061ced1a9a7ff833edd8b4cb6 ~ 35593d60b1622834984c43add7646d4069671aa9 -
Linux Linux 5.10 -

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Other References for CVE-2022-50724 (4)

Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-12-24 · 322 CVEs total

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CVE-2022-50717 9.8 CRITICAL nvmet-tcp: add bounds check on Transfer Tag
CVE-2025-68741 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: qla2xxx: Fix improper freeing of purex item
CVE-2025-68359 9.8 CRITICAL btrfs: fix double free of qgroup record after failure to add delayed ref head
CVE-2025-68726 9.8 CRITICAL crypto: aead - Fix reqsize handling
CVE-2025-68745 9.8 CRITICAL scsi: qla2xxx: Clear cmds after chip reset
CVE-2023-54090 9.8 CRITICAL ixgbe: Fix panic during XDP_TX with > 64 CPUs
CVE-2023-53867 9.8 CRITICAL ceph: fix potential use-after-free bug when trimming caps
CVE-2023-54094 9.8 CRITICAL net: prevent skb corruption on frag list segmentation
CVE-2023-53996 9.3 CRITICAL x86/sev: Make enc_dec_hypercall() accept a size instead of npages
CVE-2023-54043 8.8 HIGH iommufd: Do not add the same hwpt to the ioas->hwpt_list twice
CVE-2023-54040 8.8 HIGH ice: fix wrong fallback logic for FDIR
CVE-2023-54060 8.8 HIGH iommufd: Set end correctly when doing batch carry
CVE-2022-50732 8.8 HIGH staging: rtl8192u: Fix use after free in ieee80211_rx()
CVE-2023-54071 8.8 HIGH wifi: rtw88: use work to update rate to avoid RCU warning
CVE-2025-68736 8.8 HIGH landlock: Fix handling of disconnected directories
CVE-2023-54092 8.8 HIGH KVM: s390: pv: fix index value of replaced ASCE
CVE-2023-54120 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: Fix race condition in hidp_session_thread
CVE-2023-53986 8.6 HIGH mips: bmips: BCM6358: disable RAC flush for TP1
CVE-2022-50746 8.4 HIGH erofs: validate the extent length for uncompressed pclusters

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