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Linux Kernel BPF usdt.c parse_usdt_arg memory leak

Published Oct 17, 2022

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function parse_usdt_arg of the file tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c of the component BPF. The manipulation of the argument reg_name leads to memory leak. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-211031.

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There was no shipped kernel version seen affected with this problem.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner VulDB
Published Oct 17, 2022
Updated Apr 15, 2025
Reserved Oct 17, 2022
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Apr 14, 2025
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Oct 22, 2022
ENISA EUVD
Assigner VulDB
Published Oct 17, 2022
Updated Apr 15, 2025
Exploited since n/a
EUVD-2022-42899