CVE-2022-50387
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-11
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hinic: fix the issue of CMDQ memory leaks
When hinic_set_cmdq_depth() fails in hinic_init_cmdqs(), the cmdq memory is
not released correctly. Fix it.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.8 (inc) to 5.10.153 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.77 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.0.7 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.1 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a memory leak issue in the Linux kernel's hinic network driver. Specifically, when the function hinic_set_cmdq_depth() fails during the initialization of command queues (hinic_init_cmdqs()), the allocated command queue memory is not properly released, leading to a memory leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The memory leak caused by this vulnerability can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially degrading system performance or causing resource exhaustion, which may result in system instability or crashes.
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