selinux: fix double free of cond_list on error paths
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix double free of cond_list on error paths On error path from cond_read_list() and duplicate_policydb_cond_list() the cond_list_destroy() gets called a second time in caller functions, resulting in NULL pointer deref. Fix this by resetting the cond_list_len to 0 in cond_list_destroy(), making subsequent calls a noop. Also consistently reset the cond_list pointer to NULL after freeing. [PM: fix line lengths in the description]
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.99, 5.15.22, 5.16.8
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-48740
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 08:06 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
selinux: fix double free of cond_list on error paths
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 20 Jun 2024, 11:13 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix double free of cond_list on error paths On error path from cond_read_list() and duplicate_policydb_cond_list() the cond_list_destroy() gets called a second time in caller functions, resulting in NULL pointer deref. Fix this by resetting the cond_list_len to 0 in cond_list_destroy(), making subsequent calls a noop. Also consistently reset the cond_list pointer to NULL after freeing. [PM: fix line lengths in the description]
osv:CVE-2022-48740
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.99, 5.15.22, 5.16.8
Complete source record
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