CVE-2022-50042
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50042
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-50042.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-50042
- Downstream
- Published
- 2025-06-18T11:01:43.264Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-11T12:44:49.850576Z
- Summary
- net: genl: fix error path memory leak in policy dumping
- Details
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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.
netlinkpolicydumpaddpolicy() itself also needs fixing as it currently gives up on error without recording the allocated pointer in the pstate pointer.
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50042.json", "cna_assigner": "Linux" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/249801360db3dec4f73768c502192020bfddeacc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b6acd365823e99e46be3b27500f5dc235dda5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83411c9f05d5a8b637293b3389eca3d378197c04
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0672895d8be5d19d4b05ac83f807026fc791037
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50042.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50042
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced50a896cf2d6f34e884a00139d6e6012c9833ace3Fixed83411c9f05d5a8b637293b3389eca3d378197c04Fixedb0672895d8be5d19d4b05ac83f807026fc791037Fixed26b6acd365823e99e46be3b27500f5dc235dda5eFixed249801360db3dec4f73768c502192020bfddeacc