CVE-2022-50770
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix memory leak in ocfs2_mount_volume() There is a memory leak reported by kmemleak: unreferenced object 0xffff88810c…
Overview
CVE-2022-50770 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 2025.
Technical description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: fix memory leak in ocfs2_mount_volume()
There is a memory leak reported by kmemleak:
unreferenced object 0xffff88810cc65e60 (size 32):
comm "mount.ocfs2", pid 23753, jiffies 4302528942 (age 34735.105s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 ................
01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<ffffffff8170f73d>] __kmalloc+0x4d/0x150
[<ffffffffa0ac3f51>] ocfs2_compute_replay_slots+0x121/0x330 [ocfs2]
[<ffffffffa0b65165>] ocfs2_check_volume+0x485/0x900 [ocfs2]
[<ffffffffa0b68129>] ocfs2_mount_volume.isra.0+0x1e9/0x650 [ocfs2]
[<ffffffffa0b7160b>] ocfs2_fill_super+0xe0b/0x1740 [ocfs2]
[<ffffffff818e1fe2>] mount_bdev+0x312/0x400
[<ffffffff819a086d>] legacy_get_tree+0xed/0x1d0
[<ffffffff818de82d>] vfs_get_tree+0x7d/0x230
[<ffffffff81957f92>] path_mount+0xd62
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
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Frequently asked questions
What is CVE-2022-50770?
CVE-2022-50770 is a known-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 2025.
How severe is CVE-2022-50770?
CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50770?
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.
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