CVE-2022-50836
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: remoteproc: sysmon: fix memory leak in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev() The kfree() should be called when of_irq_get_byname() fails or devm_request_threaded_irq() fails in qcom_add_sysmon_subdev(), otherwise there will be a memory leak, so add kfree() to fix it.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.1
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.4.229,
5.10.163,
5.15.86,
6.0.16,
6.1.2,
6.2
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50836 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/131c0a3ead78d45f0f39ddb42cf1bd9be26239b0
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a62bebe0705556d37cfa8409ddc759b11d404f6
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27441fab2651cd909d8a5440ca079bc50245f427
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2022-50836?
CVE-2022-50836 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86 and others. CVE-2022-50836 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50836?
Yes — CVE-2022-50836 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2022-50836 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2022-50836 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.