CVE-2022-50724

EPSS 0.0%
  • Published: 2025-12-24T13:15:59.057

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

regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register()

I got some resource leak reports while doing fault injection test:

OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 100,
of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced – destroy cset entry:
attach overlay node /i2c/pmic@64/regulators/buck1

unreferenced object 0xffff88810deea000 (size 512):
comm “490-i2c-rt5190a”, pid 253, jiffies 4294859840 (age 5061.046s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 ad 4e ad de ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 …..N……….
ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff a0 1e 00 a1 ff ff ff ff …………….
backtrace:
[] kmalloc_trace+0x21/0x110
[] device_private_init+0x32/0xd0
[] device_add+0xb2d/0x1030
[] regulator_register+0xaf2/0x12a0
[] devm_regulator_register+0x57/0xb0
[] rt5190a_probe+0x52a/0x861 [rt5190a_regulator]

unreferenced object 0xffff88810b617b80 (size 32):
comm “490-i2c-rt5190a”, pid 253, jiffies 4294859904 (age 5060.983s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
72 65 67 75 6c 61 74 6f 72 2e 32 38 36 38 2d 53 regulator.2868-S
55 50 50 4c 59 00 ff ff 29 00 00 00 2b 00 00 00 UPPLY…)…+…
backtrace:
[] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x44/0x1b0
[] kstrdup+0x3a/0x70
[] create_regulator+0xc0/0x4e0
[] regulator_resolve_supply+0x2d4/0x440
[] regulator_register+0x10b3/0x12a0
[] devm_regulator_register+0x57/0xb0
[] rt5190a_probe+0x52a/0x861 [rt5190a_regulator]

After calling regulator_resolve_supply(), the ‘rdev->supply’ is set
by set_supply(), after this set, in the error path, the resources
need be released, so call regulator_put() to avoid the leaks.

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How to fix CVE-2022-50724

CVE-2022-50724 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: regulator: core: fix resource leak in regulator_register() I got some resource leak reports while doing fault injection test: OF: ERROR: memory leak, expected refcount 1 instead of 100, of_node_get()/of_node_put() unbalanced – destroy cset entry: attach overlay node /i2c/pmic@64/regulators/buck1 unreferenced object 0xffff88810deea000 (size 512): comm “490-i2c-rt5190a”, […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Dec 24, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Dec 24, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

Detection Rules & IOCs

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