apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns()
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-50860 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-12-30 13:16:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-04 10:18:24 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns() After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on replacement"), the hname member of struct aa_policy is not valid slab object, but a subset of that, it can not be freed by kfree_sensitive(), use aa_policy_destroy() to fix it. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.001740000 probability, percentile 0.070900000 (date 2026-08-06)
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | Secondary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 9a32aa87a25d800b2c6f47bc2749a7bfd9a486f3 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 5f509fa740b17307f0cba412485072f632d5af36 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 0250cf8d37bb5201a117177afd24dc73a1c81657 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 12695b4b76d437b9c0182a6f7dfb2248013a9daf git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 4.13 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 4.13 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.163 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.86 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.0.16 6.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.2 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.2 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/12695b4b76d437b9c0182a6f7dfb2248013a9daf | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a32aa87a25d800b2c6f47bc2749a7bfd9a486f3 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f509fa740b17307f0cba412485072f632d5af36 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/0250cf8d37bb5201a117177afd24dc73a1c81657 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.