CVE-2022-50783

Linux Kernel 5.6.0-6.1.3 IPv6 Subflow Memory Leak

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mptcp: use proper req destructor for IPv6 Before, only the destructor from TCP request sock in IPv4 was called even if the subflow was IPv6. It is important to use the right destructor to avoid memory leaks with some advanced IPv6 features, e.g. when the request socks contain specific IPv6 options.

Scores

EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.2%

Details

Status published
Products (16)
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.87linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.18linux
linux/Kernel 5.6.0 - 5.10.163linux
linux/Kernel 6.1.0 - 6.1.4linux
Linux/Linux < 5.6
Linux/Linux 5.10.163 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.87 - 5.15.*
Linux/Linux 5.6
Linux/Linux 6.0.18 - 6.0.*
Linux/Linux 6.1.4 - 6.1.*
... and 6 more
Published Dec 24, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026