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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50748

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() commit db7cfc380900 ("ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc name

Published Dec 24, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50748. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.24%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 <a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() commit db7cfc380900 ("ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc namespace creation failed") Here's a similar memory leak to the one fixed by the patch above. retire_mq_sysctls need to be called when init_mqueue_fs fails after setup_mq_sysctls.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 <a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 <a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6

How to fix CVE-2022-50748

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50748 lists a fix boundary at a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 <a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50748. EPSS is 0.24%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 <a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6 dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 <a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.24%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() commit db7cfc380900 ("ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc namespace creation failed") Here's a similar memory leak to the one fixed by the patch above. retire_mq_sysctls need to be called when init_mqueue_fs fails after setup_mq_sysctls.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() commit db7cfc380900 ("ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc namespace creation failed") Here's a similar memory leak to the one fixed by the patch above. retire_mq_sysctls need to be called when init_mqueue_fs fails after setup_mq_sysctls.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50748

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50748

    30-day exploitation probability 0.24%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55813

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() commit db7cfc380900 ("ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc namespace creation failed") Here's a similar memory leak to the one fixed by the patch above. retire_mq_

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026