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TI-2022-24292 Aliases CVE-2022-48768GHSA-pwf7-jc5h-rr33

tracing/histogram: Fix a potential memory leak for kstrdup()

Priority LOW 24CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/histogram: Fix a potential memory leak for kstrdup() kfree() is missing on an error path to free the memory allocated by kstrdup(): p = param = kstrdup(data->params[i], GFP_KERNEL); So it is better to free it via kfree(p).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0021 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.4.176, 5.6, 5.10.96 +3Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.4.19 to before 5.4.176; 5.5.6 to before 5.65.4.176, 5.6Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux5.6 and later5.4.176, 5.10.96, 5.15.19, 5.16.5, 5.17Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.19 to before 5.4.176; 5.5.6 to before 5.6 Fixed in 5.4.176, 5.6 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.6 and later Fixed in 5.4.176, 5.10.96, 5.15.19, 5.16.5, 5.17 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.19 to before 5.4.176; 5.6 to before 5.10.96; 5.11 to before 5.15.19; 5.16 to before 5.16.5VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.17 rc1VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.19 to before 5.4.176; 5.6 to before 5.10.96; 5.11 to before 5.15.19; 5.16 to before 5.16.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.176, 5.6
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.176, 5.10.96, 5.15.19, 5.16.5, 5.17

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48768
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwf7-jc5h-rr33

References

Patch 5

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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