In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cxl/pmem: Fix cxl_pmem_region and cxl_memdev leak
When a cxl_nvdimm object goes through a ->remove() event (device
physically removed, nvdimm-bridge disabled, or nvdimm device disabled),
then any associated regions must also be disabled. As highlighted by the
cxl-create-region.sh test [1], a single device may host multiple
regions, but the driver was only tracking one region at a time. This
leads to a situation where only the last enabled region per nvdimm
device is cleaned up properly. Other regions are leaked, and this also
causes cxl_memdev reference leaks.
Fix the tracking by allowing cxl_nvdimm objects to track multiple region
associations.
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CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cxl/pmem: Fix cxl_pmem_region and cxl_memdev leak When a cxl_nvdimm object goes through a ->remove() event (device physically removed, nvdimm-bridge disabled, or nvdimm device disabled), then any associated regions must also be disabled. As highlighted by the cxl-create-region.sh test [1], a single device may host multiple regions, but the driver was only tracking one region at a time. This leads to a situation where only the last enabled region per nvdimm device is cleaned up properly. Other regions are leaked, and this also causes cxl_memdev reference leaks. Fix the tracking by allowing cxl_nvdimm objects to track multiple region associations. | |
Title | cxl/pmem: Fix cxl_pmem_region and cxl_memdev leak | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2025-05-01T14:10:38.336Z
Updated: 2025-05-04T08:48:00.724Z
Reserved: 2025-05-01T14:05:17.244Z
Link: CVE-2022-49896

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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-05-01T15:16:14.643
Modified: 2025-05-07T13:19:15.073
Link: CVE-2022-49896
