cxl: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path
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: 3 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: cxl: Fix a memory leak in an error handling path A bitmap_zalloc() must be balanced by a corresponding bitmap_free() in the error handling path of afu_allocate_irqs().
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00194 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256 +5Red Hat: 3 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.19 and later | 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.19 and later Fixed in 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.19 to before 4.9.326; 4.10 to before 4.14.291; 4.15 to before 4.19.256; 4.20 to before 5.4.211; 5.5 to before 5.10.138; 5.11 to before 5.15.63; 5.16 to before 5.19.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.19 to before 4.9.326; 4.10 to before 4.14.291; 4.15 to before 4.19.256; 4.20 to before 5.4.211; 5.5 to before 5.10.138; 5.11 to before 5.15.63; 5.16 to before 5.19.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.326, 4.14.291, 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4, 6.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50025
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6g6-qp55-m96q
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2c7a29f99788e9e5dfe41d16868ea33da7cc235
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6544ff559315498ad6c0a311359ca44987f9ca07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89d51dc6878c47b6400922fac21b6a33f9d1a588
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/695af60af755873399ce01cb97176768828bc1fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4be138bcd6d68cec0ce47051b117541061f5141a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/addff638c41753639368c252d0c5ba0d8fe9ed97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2557780ee7818b701681c226fa4cb7c0b171665
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a15b45b5454da862376b5d69a4967f5c6fa1368
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50025 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50025 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6g6-qp55-m96q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50025 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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