Weakness (CWE)
CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
How to prevent it (3 mitigations)
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Implementation
Choose a language or tool that provides automatic memory management, or makes manual memory management less error-prone.
For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers.
When using Xcode to target OS X or iOS, enable automatic reference counting (ARC) [REF-391].
To help correctly and consistently manage memory when programming in C++, consider using a smart pointer class such as std::auto_ptr (defined by ISO/IEC ISO/IEC 14882:2003), std::shared_ptr and std::unique_ptr (specified by an upcoming revision of the C++ standard, informally referred to as C++ 1x), or equivalent solutions such as Boost.
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Architecture and Design
Use an abstraction library to abstract away risky APIs. Not a complete solution.
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Architecture and Design, Build and Compilation
Consider using the Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector (bdwgc), which can help avoid leaks.
Source: MITRE CWE-401
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Medium 5.5
clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: mediatek: fix of_iomap memory leak Smatch reports: drivers/clk/mediatek/clk-mtk.c:583 mtk_clk_simple_probe() warn: 'base' from of_iomap() not released on lines: 496. This problem was als…
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Medium 5.5
wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs Fix a memory leak that occurs when reading the fw_info file all the way, since we return NULL indicating no more data, but don't free the status …
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Medium 5.5
objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: objtool: Fix memory leak in create_static_call_sections() strdup() allocates memory for key_name. We need to release the memory in the following error paths. Add free() to avoid memory leak.
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Medium 5.5
wifi: ath11k: mhi: fix potential memory leak in ath11k_mhi_register()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: mhi: fix potential memory leak in ath11k_mhi_register() mhi_alloc_controller() allocates a memory space for mhi_ctrl. When gets some error, mhi_ctrl should be freed with mhi_fre…
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Medium 5.5
irqchip/wpcm450: Fix memory leak in wpcm450_aic_of_init()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: irqchip/wpcm450: Fix memory leak in wpcm450_aic_of_init() If of_iomap() failed, 'aic' should be freed before return. Otherwise there is a memory leak.
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Medium 5.5
fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcon_do_set_font() failed
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fbcon: release buffer when fbcon_do_set_font() failed syzbot is reporting memory leak at fbcon_do_set_font() [1], for commit a5a923038d70 ("fbdev: fbcon: Properly revert changes when v…
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Medium 5.5
USB: gadget: lpc32xx_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: lpc32xx_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make…
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Medium 5.5
USB: sl811: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: sl811: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simple…
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Medium 5.5
USB: isp1362: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: isp1362: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simp…
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Medium 5.5
scsi: snic: Fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: snic: Fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simple…
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Medium 5.5
USB: dwc3: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: dwc3: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler…
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Medium 5.5
USB: isp116x: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: isp116x: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simp…
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Medium 5.5
USB: gadget: bcm63xx_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: bcm63xx_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make…
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Medium 5.5
USB: ULPI: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: ULPI: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler…
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Medium 5.5
PM: EM: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, j…
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Medium 5.5
drivers: base: component: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: base: component: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make…
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Medium 5.5
trace/blktrace: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: trace/blktrace: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things si…
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Medium 5.5
USB: gadget: pxa25x_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: pxa25x_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make …
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Medium 5.5
USB: gadget: pxa27x_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: pxa27x_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make …
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Medium 5.5
USB: gadget: gr_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: gadget: gr_udc: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make thin…
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Medium 5.5
time/debug: Fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: time/debug: Fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simple…
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Medium 5.5
USB: fotg210: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: fotg210: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simp…
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Medium 5.5
kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kernel/printk/index.c: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make th…
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Medium 5.5
staging: greybus: audio_helper: remove unused and wrong debugfs usage
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: greybus: audio_helper: remove unused and wrong debugfs usage In the greybus audio_helper code, the debugfs file for the dapm has the potential to be removed and memory will be leaked…
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Medium 5.5
ubifs: Fix memory leak in do_rename
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ubifs: Fix memory leak in do_rename If renaming a file in an encrypted directory, function fscrypt_setup_filename allocates memory for a file name. This name is never used, and before returni…
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Medium 5.5
drivers: base: dd: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drivers: base: dd: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things…
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Medium 5.5
media: mdp3: Fix resource leaks in of_find_device_by_node
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mdp3: Fix resource leaks in of_find_device_by_node Use put_device to release the object get through of_find_device_by_node, avoiding resource leaks.
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Medium 5.5
usb: phy: phy-tahvo: fix memory leak in tahvo_usb_probe()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: phy: phy-tahvo: fix memory leak in tahvo_usb_probe() Smatch reports: drivers/usb/phy/phy-tahvo.c: tahvo_usb_probe() warn: missing unwind goto? After geting irq, if ret < 0, it will retur…
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Medium 5.5
tracing: Free error logs of tracing instances
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing: Free error logs of tracing instances When a tracing instance is removed, the error messages that hold errors that occurred in the instance needs to be freed. The following reports a …
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Medium 5.5
drm/amdgpu: fix memory leak in mes self test
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix memory leak in mes self test The fences associated with mes queue have to be freed up during amdgpu_ring_fini.
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Medium 5.5
net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: fix memory leak in mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create The memory pointed to by the fs->any pointer is not freed in the error path of mlx5e_fs_tt_redirect_any_create, which can lead to…
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Medium 5.5
net: sched: fix memory leak in tcindex_set_parms
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: fix memory leak in tcindex_set_parms Syzkaller reports a memory leak as follows: ==================================== BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff88810c287f00 (size…
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Medium 5.5
integrity: Fix memory leakage in keyring allocation error path
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: integrity: Fix memory leakage in keyring allocation error path Key restriction is allocated in integrity_init_keyring(). However, if keyring allocation failed, it is not freed, causing memory…
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Medium 5.5
mm/mempolicy: fix memory leak in set_mempolicy_home_node system call
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/mempolicy: fix memory leak in set_mempolicy_home_node system call When encountering any vma in the range with policy other than MPOL_BIND or MPOL_PREFERRED_MANY, an error is returned witho…
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Medium 5.5
tpm: tpm_crb: Add the missed acpi_put_table() to fix memory leak
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: tpm_crb: Add the missed acpi_put_table() to fix memory leak In crb_acpi_add(), we get the TPM2 table to retrieve information like start method, and then assign them to the priv data, so …
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Medium 5.5
net: hinic: fix the issue of CMDQ memory leaks
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hinic: fix the issue of CMDQ memory leaks When hinic_set_cmdq_depth() fails in hinic_init_cmdqs(), the cmdq memory is not released correctly. Fix it.
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Medium 5.5
orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_{kernel,client}_debug_init()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_{kernel,client}_debug_init() When insert and remove the orangefs module, there are memory leaked as below: unreferenced object 0xffff88816b0cc000 (size 2048…
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Medium 5.5
accel/habanalabs: fix mem leak in capture user mappings
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: accel/habanalabs: fix mem leak in capture user mappings This commit fixes a memory leak caused when clearing the user_mappings info when a new context is opened immediately after user_mapping…
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Medium 5.5
USB: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things simpler, just…
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Medium 5.5
staging: pi433: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: pi433: fix memory leak with using debugfs_lookup() When calling debugfs_lookup() the result must have dput() called on it, otherwise the memory will leak over time. To make things si…