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CVE-2022-50289

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix memory leak in ocfs2_stack_glue_init() ocfs2_table_header should be free in ocfs2_stack_glue_init() if ocfs2_sysfs_i…

Published Sep 15, 2025CWE-401EPSS 0.16%

Overview

CVE-2022-50289 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ocfs2: fix memory leak in ocfs2_stack_glue_init()

ocfs2_table_header should be free in ocfs2_stack_glue_init() if

ocfs2_sysfs_init() failed, otherwise kmemleak will report memleak.

BUG: memory leak

unreferenced object 0xffff88810eeb5800 (size 128):

comm "modprobe", pid 4507, jiffies 4296182506 (age 55.888s)

hex dump (first 32 bytes):

c0 40 14 a0 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 .@..............

01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................

backtrace:

[<000000001e59e1cd>] __register_sysctl_table+0xca/0xef0

[<00000000c04f70f7>] 0xffffffffa0050037

[<000000001bd12912>] do_one_initcall+0xdb/0x480

[<0000000064f766c9>] do_init_module+0x1cf/0x680

[<000000002ba52db0>] load_module+0x6441/0x6f20

[<000000009772580d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x12f/0x1c0

[<00000000380c1f22>] do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90

[<000000004cf473bc>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0000281f019111526f7abccc61f2746d2eb626caRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0b2128b70849f2728949babfc1c760096ef72f5dRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/13b6269dd022aaa69ca8d1df374ab327504121cfRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/61d68cf2ba79128c48d4b3fa4d10c34dc18ba572Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/6f6c13776cbee4b6a515f4cd3b859f046be4f6f9Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/7c8bf45cea9c8d6fb3e14d8cd5ae60e0372f39b7Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/802abe2bc654e87334e6a0ab6c1adc2b6d5f6394Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/b0822faebd79971617abd495beb2d6f5356b88bfRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/f5f2682d3a34dd8350bf63f232d885fd95f25b92

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50289?

CVE-2022-50289 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on September 15, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50289?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50289?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-50289?

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