Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-06-18T11:01:43.264Z

Last Modified :

2025-06-18T11:01:43.264Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-50042 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2022-50042.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/249801360db3dec4f73768c502192020bfddeacc cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26b6acd365823e99e46be3b27500f5dc235dda5e cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83411c9f05d5a8b637293b3389eca3d378197c04 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0672895d8be5d19d4b05ac83f807026fc791037 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025061843-CVE-2022-50042-7d6f@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50042 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50042 cve-icon
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