CVE-2022-50046

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.14-5.14, 5.15.63-5.15.*, 5.16-5.19.4, 6.0 - Use-After-Free in rpc_sysfs_xprt_state_change

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sunrpc: fix potential memory leaks in rpc_sysfs_xprt_state_change() The issue happens on some error handling paths. When the function fails to grab the object `xprt`, it simply returns 0, forgetting to decrease the reference count of another object `xps`, which is increased by rpc_sysfs_xprt_kobj_get_xprt_switch(), causing refcount leaks. Also, the function forgets to check whether `xps` is valid before using it, which may result in NULL-dereferencing issues. Fix it by adding proper error handling code when either `xprt` or `xps` is NULL.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (12)
linux/Kernel 5.14.0 - 5.15.63linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 5.19.4linux
Linux/Linux < 5.14
Linux/Linux 5.14
Linux/Linux 5.15.63 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.19.4 - 5.19.*
Linux/Linux 5b7eb78486cd9ac58bfbd6d84ea0fe2d9fead03b - 76fbeb1662b1c56514325118a07fba74dc4c79fe
Linux/Linux 5b7eb78486cd9ac58bfbd6d84ea0fe2d9fead03b - bfc48f1b0505ffcb03a6d749139b7577d6b81ae0
Linux/Linux 5b7eb78486cd9ac58bfbd6d84ea0fe2d9fead03b - c0434f0e058648649250b8ed6078b66d773de723
Linux/Linux 6.0
... and 2 more
Published Jun 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026