CVE-2022-49627

MEDIUM EPSS 15.8%
Published Feb 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Fix potential memory leak in ima_init_crypto() On failure to allocate the SHA1 tfm, IMA fails to initialize and exits without freeing the ima_algo_array. Add the missing kfree() for ima_algo_array to avoid the potential memory leak.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
15.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 9

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.8  –  <5.10.132
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.56
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <5.18.13
linuxlinux_kernel5.19any
linuxlinux_kernel5.19any
linuxlinux_kernel5.19any
linuxlinux_kernel5.19any
linuxlinux_kernel5.19any
linuxlinux_kernel5.19any

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/067d2521874135267e681c19d42761c601d503d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601ae26aa2802a4c10c94d7388a99eabdbefab2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830de9667b3ada0a75a3f098dfc7159709fe397b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d9702ceb4a091da6bee380627596d1fba09274
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/067d2521874135267e681c19d42761c601d503d6
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601ae26aa2802a4c10c94d7388a99eabdbefab2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830de9667b3ada0a75a3f098dfc7159709fe397b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d9702ceb4a091da6bee380627596d1fba09274
    Patch