CVE-2022-50521

NameCVE-2022-50521
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: platform/x86: mxm-wmi: fix memleak in mxm_wmi_call_mx[ds|mx]() The ACPI buffer memory (out.pointer) returned by wmi_evaluate_method() is not freed after the call, so it leads to memory leak. The method results in ACPI buffer is not used, so just pass NULL to wmi_evaluate_method() which fixes the memory leak.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.237-1fixed
bookworm6.1.148-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.153-1fixed
trixie6.12.43-1fixed
trixie (security)6.12.48-1fixed
forky6.16.9-1fixed
sid6.16.11-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcebullseye5.10.178-1
linuxsource(unstable)6.1.4-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/727cc0147f5066e359aca65cc6cc5e6d64cc15d8 (6.2-rc1)

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