CVE-2022-50201

NameCVE-2022-50201
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel() In this function, it directly returns the result of __security_read_policy without freeing the allocated memory in *data, cause memory leak issue, so free the memory if __security_read_policy failed. [PM: subject line tweak]
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1vulnerable
bullseye (security)5.10.237-1vulnerable
bookworm6.1.137-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.140-1fixed
trixie6.12.35-1fixed
trixie (security)6.12.31-1fixed
sid6.12.37-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsource(unstable)6.0.2-1

Notes

https://git.kernel.org/linus/73de1befcc53a7c68b0c5e76b9b5ac41c517760f (6.0-rc1)

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