CVE-2022-50042
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2022
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
net: genl: fix error path memory leak in policy dumping
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: genl: fix error path memory leak in policy dumping If construction of the array of policies fails when recording non-first policy we need to unwind. netlink_policy_dump_add_policy() itself also needs fixing as it currently gives up on error without recording the allocated pointer in the pstate pointer.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 | affected | git | 83411c9f05d5a8b637293b3389eca3d378197c04 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 | affected | git | b0672895d8be5d19d4b05ac83f807026fc791037 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 | affected | git | 26b6acd365823e99e46be3b27500f5dc235dda5e | Unavailable | None listed |
| 50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 | affected | git | 249801360db3dec4f73768c502192020bfddeacc | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.10 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 5.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 5.10.138 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.63 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 5.19.4 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.19.* | None listed |
| 6.0 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |