CVE-2022-50748
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50748
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-50748.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-50748
- Downstream
- Published
- 2025-12-24T13:05:44.045Z
- Modified
- 2025-12-24T20:23:11.641787Z
- Summary
- ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs()
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in initmqueuefs()
commit db7cfc380900 ("ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc namespace creation failed")
Here's a similar memory leak to the one fixed by the patch above. retiremqsysctls need to be called when initmqueuefs fails after setupmqsysctls.
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50748.json", "cna_assigner": "Linux" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b3709c6d68e32cd3fdd2a630b1f4c97d51b17c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c579d60f0d0cd87552f64fdebe68b5d941d20309
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50748.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50748
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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Introduceddc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2Fixeda1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6Fixed55b3709c6d68e32cd3fdd2a630b1f4c97d51b17cFixedc579d60f0d0cd87552f64fdebe68b5d941d20309
Affected versions
v5.*
v5.17
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
v5.19
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
v5.19.10
v5.19.11
v5.19.12
v5.19.13
v5.19.14
v5.19.15
v5.19.16
v5.19.2
v5.19.3
v5.19.4
v5.19.5
v5.19.6
v5.19.7
v5.19.8
v5.19.9
v6.*
v6.0
v6.0-rc1
v6.0-rc2
v6.0-rc3
v6.0-rc4
v6.0-rc5
v6.0-rc6
v6.0-rc7
v6.0.1
v6.0.2