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CVE-2022-50761
x86/xen: Fix memory leak in xen_init_lock_cpu()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/xen: Fix memory leak in xen_init_lock_cpu() In xen_init_lock_cpu(), the @name has allocated new string by kasprintf(), if bind_ipi_to_irqhandler() fails, it should be freed, otherwise may lead to a memory leak issue, fix it.
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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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9278bdbb566656b3704704f8dd6cbc24a6fcc569
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07764d00c869a3390bd4f80412cc8b0e669e6c58
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53ff99c76be611acea37d33133c9136969914865
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29198f667f4486f9e227e11faf1411fcf4c82a66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70e7f308d7a8e915c7fbc0f1d959968eab8000cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70966d6b0f59f795b08a70adf5e4478348ecbfbb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b054
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44457b83a034efef58ffa5f3131d4615f1a9837
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca84ce153d887b1dc8b118029976cc9faf2a9b40
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2d9e1e2f58b5612aa4eab0ab54c84308a29dbd79, 2.6.27, 0, 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 24th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.