CVE-2022-48975

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gpiolib: fix memory leak in gpiochip_setup_dev()

Here is a backtrace report about memory leak detected in
gpiochip_setup_dev():

unreferenced object 0xffff88810b406400 (size 512):
  comm "python3", pid 1682, jiffies 4295346908 (age 24.090s)
  backtrace:
    kmalloc_trace
    device_add		device_private_init at drivers/base/core.c:3361
			(inlined by) device_add at drivers/base/core.c:3411
    cdev_device_add
    gpiolib_cdev_register
    gpiochip_setup_dev
    gpiochip_add_data_with_key

gcdev_register() & gcdev_unregister() would call device_add() &
device_del() (no matter CONFIG_GPIO_CDEV is enabled or not) to
register/unregister device.

However, if device_add() succeeds, some resource (like
struct device_private allocated by device_private_init())
is not released by device_del().

Therefore, after device_add() succeeds by gcdev_register(), it
needs to call put_device() to release resource in the error handle
path.

Here we move forward the register of release function, and let it
release every piece of resource by put_device() instead of kfree().

While at it, fix another subtle issue, i.e. when gc->ngpio is equal
to 0, we still call kcalloc() and, in case of further error, kfree()
on the ZERO_PTR pointer, which is not NULL. It's not a bug per se,
but rather waste of the resources and potentially wrong expectation
about contents of the gdev->descs variable.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
LinuxCNA
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 19%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
4.6 ≤
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< 5.15.83
linuxlinux_kernel
5.16 ≤
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< 6.0.13
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc1
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc2
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc3
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc4
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc5
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc6
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc7
linuxlinux_kernel
6.1:rc8
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed