CVE-2022-50395
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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:
integrity: Fix memory leakage in keyring allocation error path
Key restriction is allocated in integrity_init_keyring(). However, if
keyring allocation failed, it is not freed, causing memory leaks.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 4.12 (inc) to 5.4.229 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.163 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.86 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.0.16 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.1 (inc) to 6.1.2 (exc) |
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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 in the Linux kernel related to the integrity subsystem. Specifically, when the system tries to allocate a key restriction in the integrity_init_keyring() function, if the allocation fails, the allocated memory is not properly freed, causing 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 if the leak is triggered repeatedly.
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