GHSA-gw83-jh7x-85p6unknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpib: Fix memory leak in...

Published
May 27, 2026
Last Modified
May 27, 2026

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📋 Description

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

gpib: Fix memory leak in ni_usb_init()

In ni_usb_init(), if ni_usb_setup_init() fails, the function returns -EFAULT without freeing the allocated writes buffer, leading to a memory leak.

Additionally, ni_usb_setup_init() returns 0 on failure, which causes ni_usb_init() to return -EFAULT, an inappropriate error code for this situation.

Fix the leak by freeing writes in the error path. Modify ni_usb_setup_init() to return -EINVAL on failure and propagate this error code in ni_usb_init().

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