CVE-2022-50529

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: test_firmware: fix memory leak in test_firmware_init() When misc_register() failed in test_firmware_init(), the memory pointed by test_fw_config->name is not released. The memory leak information is as follows: unreferenced object 0xffff88810a34cb00 (size 32): comm "insmod", pid 7952, jiffies 4294948236 (age 49.060s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 74 65 73 74 2d 66 69 72 6d 77 61 72 65 2e 62 69 test-firmware.bi 6e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 n............... backtrace: [<ffffffff81b21fcb>] __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x4b/0xc0 [<ffffffff81affb96>] kstrndup+0x46/0xc0 [<ffffffffa0403a49>] __test_firmware_config_init+0x29/0x380 [test_firmware] [<ffffffffa040f068>] 0xffffffffa040f068 [<ffffffff81002c41>] do_one_initcall+0x141/0x780 [<ffffffff816a72c3>] do_init_module+0x1c3/0x630 [<ffffffff816adb9e>] load_module+0x623e/0x76a0 [<ffffffff816af471>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x181/0x240 [<ffffffff89978f99>] do_syscall_64+0x39/0xb0 [<ffffffff89a0008b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04dd47a2e169f2d4489636afa07ff0469aab49ab Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b5a89e8bce1ea43687742b4de8e216189ff94ac Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357379d504c0c8b0834e206ad8c49e4b3c98ed4d Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/628de998a3abfffb3f9677d2fb39a1d5dcb32fdb Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd5fbd243f19f087dc79481acb7d69fb57fea2c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7610615e8cdb3f6f5bbd9d8e7a5d8a63e3cabf2e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8c1d6a430f0aadb80036e2b1bc0a05f9fad247 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5cbafaf7ce8b86f19998c00eb020c8d49b017f Patch
Configurations

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History

05 Feb 2026, 15:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CWE CWE-401
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04dd47a2e169f2d4489636afa07ff0469aab49ab - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04dd47a2e169f2d4489636afa07ff0469aab49ab - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b5a89e8bce1ea43687742b4de8e216189ff94ac - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b5a89e8bce1ea43687742b4de8e216189ff94ac - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357379d504c0c8b0834e206ad8c49e4b3c98ed4d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/357379d504c0c8b0834e206ad8c49e4b3c98ed4d - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/628de998a3abfffb3f9677d2fb39a1d5dcb32fdb - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/628de998a3abfffb3f9677d2fb39a1d5dcb32fdb - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd5fbd243f19f087dc79481acb7d69fb57fea2c - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6dd5fbd243f19f087dc79481acb7d69fb57fea2c - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7610615e8cdb3f6f5bbd9d8e7a5d8a63e3cabf2e - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7610615e8cdb3f6f5bbd9d8e7a5d8a63e3cabf2e - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8c1d6a430f0aadb80036e2b1bc0a05f9fad247 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d8c1d6a430f0aadb80036e2b1bc0a05f9fad247 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5cbafaf7ce8b86f19998c00eb020c8d49b017f - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed5cbafaf7ce8b86f19998c00eb020c8d49b017f - Patch

07 Oct 2025, 16:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-10-07 16:15

Updated : 2026-02-05 15:17

NVD link : CVE-2022-50529

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50529

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50529

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime