CVE-2022-50046

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.15.63 - Memory Leak

Title source: rule

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 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 3.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-401
Status published

Affected Products (4)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.15.63
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel < 5.15.63linux
linux/Kernel < 5.19.4linux

Timeline

Published Jun 18, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026