Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel() In this function, it directly returns the result of __security_read_policy without freeing the allocated memory in *data, cause memory leak issue, so free the memory if __security_read_policy failed. [PM: subject line tweak]

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Published Date :

2025-06-18T11:03:43.263Z

Last Modified :

2025-09-03T12:59:05.127Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-50201 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2022-50201.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fc1f72aad2070d34022d0823e4cf09706b53f25 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73de1befcc53a7c68b0c5e76b9b5ac41c517760f cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c877c5217145bda8fd95f506bf42f8d981afa57d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cd7562c0a6774fc62d79654482014020e574f5 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025061840-CVE-2022-50201-7b57@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50201 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50201 cve-icon
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