CVE-2022-50201

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50201
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-50201.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-50201
Downstream
Related
Published
2025-06-18T11:03:43.263Z
Modified
2026-03-23T05:02:53.876517488Z
Summary
selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel()
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

selinux: fix memleak in securityreadstate_kernel()

In this function, it directly returns the result of __securityreadpolicy without freeing the allocated memory in *data, cause memory leak issue, so free the memory if __securityreadpolicy failed.

[PM: subject line tweak]

Database specific 
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    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50201.json",
    "cna_assigner": "Linux"
}
References

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
Introduced
fdd1ffe8a812b1109388e4bc389e57b2695ad095
Fixed
c877c5217145bda8fd95f506bf42f8d981afa57d
Fixed
f3cd7562c0a6774fc62d79654482014020e574f5
Fixed
1fc1f72aad2070d34022d0823e4cf09706b53f25
Fixed
73de1befcc53a7c68b0c5e76b9b5ac41c517760f

Affected versions

v5.*
v5.11
v5.11-rc4
v5.11-rc5
v5.11-rc6
v5.11-rc7
v5.12
v5.12-rc1
v5.12-rc1-dontuse
v5.12-rc2
v5.12-rc3
v5.12-rc4
v5.12-rc5
v5.12-rc6
v5.12-rc7
v5.12-rc8
v5.13
v5.13-rc1
v5.13-rc2
v5.13-rc3
v5.13-rc4
v5.13-rc5
v5.13-rc6
v5.13-rc7
v5.14
v5.14-rc1
v5.14-rc2
v5.14-rc3
v5.14-rc4
v5.14-rc5
v5.14-rc6
v5.14-rc7
v5.15
v5.15-rc1
v5.15-rc2
v5.15-rc3
v5.15-rc4
v5.15-rc5
v5.15-rc6
v5.15-rc7
v5.15.1
v5.15.10
v5.15.11
v5.15.12
v5.15.13
v5.15.14
v5.15.15
v5.15.16
v5.15.17
v5.15.18
v5.15.19
v5.15.2
v5.15.20
v5.15.21
v5.15.22
v5.15.23
v5.15.24
v5.15.25
v5.15.26
v5.15.27
v5.15.28
v5.15.29
v5.15.3
v5.15.30
v5.15.31
v5.15.32
v5.15.33
v5.15.34
v5.15.35
v5.15.36
v5.15.37
v5.15.38
v5.15.39
v5.15.4
v5.15.40
v5.15.41
v5.15.42
v5.15.43
v5.15.44
v5.15.45
v5.15.46
v5.15.47
v5.15.48
v5.15.49
v5.15.5
v5.15.50
v5.15.51
v5.15.52
v5.15.53
v5.15.54
v5.15.55
v5.15.56
v5.15.57
v5.15.58
v5.15.59
v5.15.6
v5.15.60
v5.15.7
v5.15.8
v5.15.9
v5.16
v5.16-rc1
v5.16-rc2
v5.16-rc3
v5.16-rc4
v5.16-rc5
v5.16-rc6
v5.16-rc7
v5.16-rc8
v5.17
v5.17-rc1
v5.17-rc2
v5.17-rc3
v5.17-rc4
v5.17-rc5
v5.17-rc6
v5.17-rc7
v5.17-rc8
v5.18
v5.18-rc1
v5.18-rc2
v5.18-rc3
v5.18-rc4
v5.18-rc5
v5.18-rc6
v5.18-rc7
v5.18.1
v5.18.10
v5.18.11
v5.18.12
v5.18.13
v5.18.14
v5.18.15
v5.18.16
v5.18.17
v5.18.2
v5.18.3
v5.18.4
v5.18.5
v5.18.6
v5.18.7
v5.18.8
v5.18.9
v5.19
v5.19-rc1
v5.19-rc2
v5.19-rc3
v5.19-rc4
v5.19-rc5
v5.19-rc6
v5.19-rc7
v5.19-rc8
v5.19.1

Database specific

vanir_signatures 
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            ],
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        },
        "deprecated": false,
        "id": "CVE-2022-50201-0e66f3f7",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "source": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git@f3cd7562c0a6774fc62d79654482014020e574f5",
        "target": {
            "file": "security/selinux/ss/services.c"
        }
    },
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            ],
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        },
        "id": "CVE-2022-50201-ee8e20c2",
        "signature_version": "v1",
        "source": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git@c877c5217145bda8fd95f506bf42f8d981afa57d",
        "target": {
            "file": "security/selinux/ss/services.c"
        }
    }
]
source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-50201.json"