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integrity: Fix memory leakage in keyring allocation error path

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: integrity: Fix memory leakage in keyring allocation error path Key restriction is allocated in integrity_init_keyring(). However, if keyring allocation failed, it is not freed, causing memory leaks.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.163, 5.15.86, 5.4.229, 6.0.16, 6.1.2
CVEs
CVE-2022-50395
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 19:50 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

integrity: Fix memory leakage in keyring allocation error path

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Sept 2025, 13:33 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: integrity: Fix memory leakage in keyring allocation error path Key restriction is allocated in integrity_init_keyring(). However, if keyring allocation failed, it is not freed, causing memory leaks.

osv:CVE-2022-50395

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2

Complete source record
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