CVE-2022-50724
published 2025-12-24CVE-2022-50724: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register() I got some resource leak reports…
PriorityP419low5.5
EPSS
0.24%
14.6th percentile
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:
[] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0
[] device_add+0xb2d/0x1030
[] regulator_register+0xaf2/0x12a0
[] devm_regulator_register+0x57/0xb0
[] 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:
[] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x44/0x1b0
[] kstrdup+0x3a/0x70
[] create_regulator+0xc0/0x4e0
[] regulator_resolve_supply+0x2d4/0x440
[] regulator_register+0x10b3/0x12a0
[] devm_regulator_register+0x57/0xb0
[] 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.
Affected
28 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 0120ec32a7774b5061ced1a9a7ff833edd8b4cb6 < 35593d60b1622834984c43add7646d4069671aa9 | 35593d60b1622834984c43add7646d4069671aa9 |
| linux | linux | >= 4.14.203 < 4.15 | 4.15 |
| linux | linux | >= 4.19.153 < 4.20 | 4.20 |
| linux | linux | >= 4.9.241 < 4.10 | 4.10 |
| linux | linux | >= 5.4.73 < 5.4.229 | 5.4.229 |
| linux | linux | >= 5.8.17 < 5.9 | 5.9 |
| linux | linux | >= 5.9.2 < 5.10 | 5.10 |
| linux | linux | >= aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413 < 6a03c31d08f95dca9633a552de167b9e625833a8 | 6a03c31d08f95dca9633a552de167b9e625833a8 |
| linux | linux | >= aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413 < c4c64d8abd656b9807b63178750fa91454602b86 | c4c64d8abd656b9807b63178750fa91454602b86 |
| linux | linux | >= aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413 < 90b713aadc1240bf2dd03d610d6c1d016a9123a2 | 90b713aadc1240bf2dd03d610d6c1d016a9123a2 |
| linux | linux | >= aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413 < f86b2f216636790d5922458578825e4628fb570f | f86b2f216636790d5922458578825e4628fb570f |
| linux | linux | >= aea6cb99703e17019e025aa71643b4d3e0a24413 < ba62319a42c50e6254e98b3f316464fac8e77968 | ba62319a42c50e6254e98b3f316464fac8e77968 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.178-1 | 5.10.178-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.4.229 | 5.4.229 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.10.0 < 5.15.86 | 5.15.86 |
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VulDB
Linux Kernel up to 6.1.1 regulator regulator_register memory leak (Nessus ID 279862 / WID-SEC-2025-2929)
vuldb·2026-04-21
CVE-2022-50724 [CRITICAL] Linux Kernel up to 6.1.1 regulator regulator_register memory leak (Nessus ID 279862 / WID-SEC-2025-2929)
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.228/5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. Impacted is the function regulator_register of the component regulator. The manipulation results in memory leak.
This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-50724. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
OSV
CVE-2022-50724: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register() I got some resource lea
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50724 CVE-2022-50724: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register() I got some resource lea
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: [] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110 [] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0 [] device_add+0xb2d/0x1030 [] regulator_register+0xaf2/0x12a0 [] devm_regulator_registe
GHSA
GHSA-wr64-83w3-wr39: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()
I got some resource l
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50724 GHSA-wr64-83w3-wr39: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()
I got some resource l
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:
[] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0
[] device_add+0xb2d/0x1030
[] regulator_register+0xaf2/0x12a0
[] devm_regulator_reg
OSV
regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()
osv·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50724 regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()
regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()
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:
[] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0
[] device_add+0xb2d/0x1
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Resource leak in regulator_register can cause system unavailability
vendor_redhat·2025-12-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50724 [LOW] CWE-772 kernel: Linux kernel: Resource leak in regulator_register can cause system unavailability
kernel: Linux kernel: Resource leak in regulator_register can cause system unavailability
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:
[] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[] device_private_init+0x32/0
Debian
CVE-2022-50724: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: ...
vendor_debian·2022
CVE-2022-50724 CVE-2022-50724: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: ...
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: [] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110 [] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0 [] device_add+0xb2d/0x1030 [] regulator_register+0xaf2/0x12a0 [] devm_regulator_registe
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Wiz
CVE-2022-50724 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
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CVE-2022-50724 CVE-2022-50724 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
## CVE-2022-50724 :
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation
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:
[] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0
[] device_
Bugzilla
CVE-2022-50724 kernel: Linux kernel: Resource leak in regulator_register can cause system unavailability
bugzilla·2025-12-24
CVE-2022-50724 [LOW] CVE-2022-50724 kernel: Linux kernel: Resource leak in regulator_register can cause system unavailability
CVE-2022-50724 kernel: Linux kernel: Resource leak in regulator_register can cause system unavailability
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:
[] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[] device_
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35593d60b1622834984c43add7646d4069671aa9https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a03c31d08f95dca9633a552de167b9e625833a8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90b713aadc1240bf2dd03d610d6c1d016a9123a2https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba62319a42c50e6254e98b3f316464fac8e77968https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4c64d8abd656b9807b63178750fa91454602b86https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f86b2f216636790d5922458578825e4628fb570f
2025-12-24
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