CVE-2022-50284
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-15
Last updated on: 2025-12-03
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.19 (inc) to 6.0.16 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.1 (inc) to 6.1.2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-401 | The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel related to the initialization of the message queue filesystem (mqueue). Specifically, when the function setup_mq_sysctls() fails during the initialization process (init_mqueue_fs()), a memory cache (mqueue_inode_cachep) is not properly released, causing a memory leak. The fix involved reordering the release path to ensure proper cleanup.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel, which could lead to increased memory usage over time and potentially degrade system performance or stability if the leak is triggered repeatedly.