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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50761

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 ka

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-2022-50761. EPSS is 0.30%. 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
0.30%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 2d9e1e2f58b5612aa4eab0ab54c84308a29dbd79 <798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b054

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux 2d9e1e2f58b5612aa4eab0ab54c84308a29dbd79 <798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b0542d9e1e2f58b5612aa4eab0ab54c84308a29dbd79 <798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b054

How to fix CVE-2022-50761

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50761 lists a fix boundary at 798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b054. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in 2d9e1e2f58b5612aa4eab0ab54c84308a29dbd79 <798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b054

  • 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-2022-50761. EPSS is 0.30%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 2d9e1e2f58b5612aa4eab0ab54c84308a29dbd79 <798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b054 2d9e1e2f58b5612aa4eab0ab54c84308a29dbd79 <798fc3cf98ca07e448956f39295c5d686ab4b054. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.30%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50761

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50761

    30-day exploitation probability 0.30%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55800

    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 lea

    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