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CVE-2022-50761

x86/xen: Fix memory leak in xen_init_lock_cpu()

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/xen: Fix memory leak in xen_init_lock_cpu() In xen_init_lock_cpu(), the @name has allocated new string by kasprintf(),
if bind_ipi_to_irqhandler() fails, it should be freed, otherwise may lead
to a memory leak issue, fix it.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/xen: Fix memory leak in xen_init_lock_cpu() In xen_init_lock_cpu(), the @name has allocated new string by kasprintf(), if bind_ipi_to_irqhandler() fails, it should be freed, otherwise may lead to a memory leak issue, fix it.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP5 RT kernel was updated to fix various security issues.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
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  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2025-12-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-12-24 CVE Published
  • 2026-04-25 EPSS Updated
  • 2026-05-11 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.27 < 4.9.337
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.27 < 4.14.303
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.27 < 4.19.270
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en
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Linux
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>= 2.6.27 < 5.4.229
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.27 < 5.10.163
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.27 < 5.15.86
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en
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Linux
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>= 2.6.27 < 6.0.16
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en
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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>= 2.6.27 < 6.1.2
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en
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Linux
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>= 2.6.27 < 6.2
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en
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