CVE-2022-50189

Published: Jun 18, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.2

Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tools/power turbostat: Fix file pointer leak Currently if a fscanf fails then an early return leaks an open file pointer. Fix this by fclosing the file before the return. Detected using static analysis with cppcheck: tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c:2039:3: error: Resource leak: fp [resourceLeak]

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	From 5.19 to 5.19.2

Related CWEs

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed.

References (2)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ebf6f5946817f33fb33e613e359229e98164eb3

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e5fd36c58d6c820f7292ee492c3731c9a104a41

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Patch

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