CVE-2022-49627
ima: Fix potential memory leak in ima_init_crypto()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
6d94809af6b0830c4dfcad661535a5939bcb8a7d < c1d9702ceb4a091da6bee380627596d1fba09274 6d94809af6b0830c4dfcad661535a5939bcb8a7d < 601ae26aa2802a4c10c94d7388a99eabdbefab2b 6d94809af6b0830c4dfcad661535a5939bcb8a7d < 830de9667b3ada0a75a3f098dfc7159709fe397b 6d94809af6b0830c4dfcad661535a5939bcb8a7d < 067d2521874135267e681c19d42761c601d503d6
Linux / Linux
5.8
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1d9702ceb4a091da6bee380627596d1fba09274 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/601ae26aa2802a4c10c94d7388a99eabdbefab2b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830de9667b3ada0a75a3f098dfc7159709fe397b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/067d2521874135267e681c19d42761c601d503d6