CVE-2022-50284

MEDIUM EPSS 4.0%
Published Sep 15, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 15, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: fix memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() When setup_mq_sysctls() failed in init_mqueue_fs(), mqueue_inode_cachep is not released. In order to fix this issue, the release path is reordered.

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
4.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.19  –  <6.0.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.1  –  <6.1.2

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b677f2c697d61e5ddbcb6c1650050a39392f54
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28dad915abe46d38c5799a0c8130e9a2a1540385
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86273624a68d07f129dc182b8394f487ed4de484
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b677f2c697d61e5ddbcb6c1650050a39392f54
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28dad915abe46d38c5799a0c8130e9a2a1540385
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86273624a68d07f129dc182b8394f487ed4de484
    Patch