Vulnerability 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.
CVSS Score
HIGH
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0250cf8d37bb5201a117177afd24dc73a1c81657
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12695b4b76d437b9c0182a6f7dfb2248013a9daf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f509fa740b17307f0cba412485072f632d5af36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a32aa87a25d800b2c6f47bc2749a7bfd9a486f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b
FAQ
What is CVE-2022-50860?
CVE-2022-50860 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). 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 hnam...
How severe is CVE-2022-50860?
CVE-2022-50860 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-50860?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.