Overview
About vulnerability
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]
Details
- Affected product:
- AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU , CentOS 8.4 ELS , CentOS 8.5 ELS , CentOS Stream 8 ELS , TuxCare 9.6 ESU
- Affected packages:
- kernel @ 4.18.0 (+4 more)
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]