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CVE-2022-50201

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Published: Jun 18, 2025Modified: Nov 19, 2025

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel() In this function, it directly returns the result of __security_read_policy without freeing the allocated memory in *data, cause memory leak issue, so free the memory if __security_read_policy failed. [PM: subject line tweak]

Affected (3)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
From 5.12 to 5.15.61
Linux Kernel
From 5.16 to 5.18.18
Linux Kernel
From 5.19 to 5.19.2

Related CWEs

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

References (4)

Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Patch

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