CVE-2022-50376

orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_{kernel,client}_debug_init()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2025 at 01:32 PM UTC
Updated: August 15, 2026 at 01:36 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_{kernel,client}_debug_init() When insert and remove the orangefs module, there are memory leaked as below: unreferenced object 0xffff88816b0cc000 (size 2048): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813439 (age 65.512s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 6e 6f 6e 65 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 none............ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000005b405fee>] orangefs_debugfs_init.cold+0xaf/0x17f [<00000000e5a0085b>] 0xffffffffa02780f9 [<000000004232d9f7>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0 [<0000000054f22384>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320 [<000000003263bdea>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330 [<0000000052cd4153>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0 [<00000000250ae02b>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<00000000f11c03c7>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 Use the golbal variable as the buffer rather than dynamic allocate to slove the problem.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.6 ≤ v < 5.10.1634.6 ≤ v < 5.15.864.6 ≤ v < 5.4.2294.6 ≤ v < 6.0.164.6 ≤ v < 6.1.24.6 ≤ v < 6.25.11 ≤ v < 5.15.865.16 ≤ v < 6.0.165.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1636.1 ≤ v < 6.1.2274dcf55bd4ab12af1cc1d3b77416285bef8ebf44.6
Vendor states this is fixed in 0cd303aad220fafa595e0ed593e99aa51b90412b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 31720a2b109b3080eb77e97b8f6f50a27b4ae599 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 786e5296f9e3b045d5ff9098514ce7b8ba1d890d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a076490b0211990ec6764328c22cb744dd782bd9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bdc2d33fa2324b1f5ab5b701cda45ee0b2384409 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c8853267289c55b1acbe4dc3641374887584834d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.163 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.86 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.229 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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