# CVE-2022-49793: iio: trigger: sysfs: fix possible memory leak in iio_sysfs_trig_init()

> A memory leak in the Linux kernel IIO sysfs trigger initialization can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 May 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49793, GHSA-8xvq-q955-pv4g, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49793

## What is CVE-2022-49793?

CVE-2022-49793 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

iio: trigger: sysfs: fix possible memory leak in iio_sysfs_trig_init()

dev_set_name() allocates memory for name, it need be freed
when device_add() fails, call put_device() to give up the
reference that hold in device_initialize(), so that it can
be freed in kobject_cleanup() when the refcount hit to 0.

Fault injection test can trigger this:

unreferenced object 0xffff8e8340a7b4c0 (size 32):
  comm "modprobe", pid 243, jiffies 4294678145 (age 48.845s)
  hex dump (first 32 bytes):
    69 69 6f 5f 73 79 73 66 73 5f 74 72 69 67 67 65  iio_sysfs_trigge
    72 00 a7 40 83 8e ff ff 00 86 13 c4 f6 ee ff ff  r..@............
  backtrace:
    [<0000000074999de8>] __kmem_cache_alloc_node+0x1e9/0x360
    [<00000000497fd30b>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x44/0x1a0
    [<000000003636c520>] kstrdup+0x2d/0x60
    [<0000000032f84da2>] kobject_set_name_vargs+0x1e/0x90
    [<0000000092efe493>] dev_set_name+0x4e/0x70

Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49793?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49793?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49793 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49793 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49793/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49793/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49793
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49793
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49793

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