CVE-2022-50042
net: genl: fix error path memory leak in policy dumping
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 < 83411c9f05d5a8b637293b3389eca3d378197c04 50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 < b0672895d8be5d19d4b05ac83f807026fc791037 50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 < 26b6acd365823e99e46be3b27500f5dc235dda5e 50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3 < 249801360db3dec4f73768c502192020bfddeacc
Linux / Linux
5.10
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83411c9f05d5a8b637293b3389eca3d378197c04 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0672895d8be5d19d4b05ac83f807026fc791037 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b6acd365823e99e46be3b27500f5dc235dda5e git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/249801360db3dec4f73768c502192020bfddeacc