CVE-2022-50748 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-50748

ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs()

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() 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. retire_mq_sysctls need to be called when init_mqueue_fs fails after setup_mq_sysctls.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2, 5.19, 0, 5.19.17, 6.0.3, 6.1

Timeline

Official Publish: December 24th, 2025
Last Modified: May 11th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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