Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rtc: class: Fix potential memleak in devm_rtc_allocate_device()
devm_rtc_allocate_device() will alloc a rtc_device first, and then run
dev_set_name(). If dev_set_name() failed, the rtc_device will memleak.
Move devm_add_action_or_reset() in front of dev_set_name() to prevent
memleak.
unreferenced object 0xffff888110a53000 (size 2048):
comm "python3", pid 470, jiffies 4296078308 (age 58.882s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 30 a5 10 81 88 ff ff .........0......
08 30 a5 10 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .0..............
backtrace:
[<000000004aac0364>] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[<000000000ff02202>] devm_rtc_allocate_device+0xd4/0x400
[<000000001bdf5639>] devm_rtc_device_register+0x1a/0x80
[<00000000351bf81c>] rx4581_probe+0xdd/0x110 [rtc_rx4581]
[<00000000f0eba0ae>] spi_probe+0xde/0x130
[<00000000bff89ee8>] really_probe+0x175/0x3f0
[<00000000128e8d84>] __driver_probe_device+0xe6/0x170
[<00000000ee5bf913>] device_driver_attach+0x32/0x80
[<00000000f3f28f92>] bind_store+0x10b/0x1a0
[<000000009ff812d8>] drv_attr_store+0x49/0x70
[<000000008139c323>] sysfs_kf_write+0x8d/0xb0
[<00000000b6146e01>] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x214/0x2d0
[<00000000ecbe3895>] vfs_write+0x61a/0x7d0
[<00000000aa2196ea>] ksys_write+0xc8/0x190
[<0000000046a600f5>] do_syscall_64+0x37/0x90
[<00000000541a336f>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.16 | 6.0.16 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.1.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.1.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.4-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-intel +9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | bpftool | 7.2.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
| RHEL 9 | rv +64 | 5.14.0-362.8.1.el9_3 | RHSA-2023:6583 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2025-2194 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2026
- RHSA-2023:6583 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 17, 2026