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nfsd: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path If this memdup_user() call fails, the memory allocated in a previous call a few lines above should be freed. Otherwise it leaks.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.150, 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 5.4.220, 6.0.3
CVEs
CVE-2022-50348
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 04:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

nfsd: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Sept 2025, 16:11 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nfsd: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path If this memdup_user() call fails, the memory allocated in a previous call a few lines above should be freed. Otherwise it leaks.

osv:CVE-2022-50348

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3

Complete source record
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