CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux.
CVE
CVE-2022-49029
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.24%
Linux
Original NVD Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: hwmon: (ibmpex) Fix possible UAF when ibmpex_register_bmc() fails Smatch report warning as follows: drivers/hwmon/ibmpex.c:509 ibmpex_register_bmc() warn: '&data->list' not removed from list If ibmpex_find_sensors() fails in ibmpex_register_bmc(), data will be freed, but data->list will not be removed from driver_data.bmc_data, then list traversal may cause UAF. Fix by removeing it from driver_data.bmc_data before free().
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