CVE-2022-50837 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-50837

net: dsa: tag_8021q: avoid leaking ctx on dsa_tag_8021q_register() error path

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: dsa: tag_8021q: avoid leaking ctx on dsa_tag_8021q_register() error path If dsa_tag_8021q_setup() fails, for example due to the inability of the device to install a VLAN, the tag_8021q context of the switch will leak. Make sure it is freed on the error path.

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

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
328621f6131f667c5c328bb72d45442fd76efb81, 5.15, 0, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2

Timeline

Official Publish: December 30th, 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.