CVE-2022-50007
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: xfrm: fix refcount leak in __xfrm_policy_check() The issue happens on an error path in __xfrm_policy_check(). When the fetching process of the object `pols[1]` fails, the function simply returns 0, forgetting to decrement the reference count of `pols[0]`, which is incremented earlier by either xfrm_sk_policy_lookup() or xfrm_policy_lookup(). This may result in memory leaks. Fix it by decreasing the reference count of `pols[0]` in that path.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50007
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50007.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2458
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.140-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.0.2-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.