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CVE-2022-50860
apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns()
High7.8EPSS 0.20%
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- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns() After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on replacement"), the hname member of struct aa_policy is not valid slab object, but a subset of that, it can not be freed by kfree_sensitive(), use aa_policy_destroy() to fix it.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| LinuxCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.20% · top 90% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
- affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 – < 9a32aa87a25d800b2c6f47bc2749a7bfd9a486f3
- affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 – < 5f509fa740b17307f0cba412485072f632d5af36
- affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 – < 0250cf8d37bb5201a117177afd24dc73a1c81657
- affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 – < 12695b4b76d437b9c0182a6f7dfb2248013a9daf
- affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 – < e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b
- affected 4.13
- unaffected < 4.13
- unaffected 5.10.163 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.86 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.0.16 – ≤ 6.0.*
- unaffected 6.1.2 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.2 – ≤ *
References (5)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a32aa87a25d800b2c6f47bc2749a7bfd9a486f3 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f509fa740b17307f0cba412485072f632d5af36 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0250cf8d37bb5201a117177afd24dc73a1c81657 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12695b4b76d437b9c0182a6f7dfb2248013a9daf (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b (opens in a new tab)
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