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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50779

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() When insert and remove the orangefs module, the

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

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50779. 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 dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac <44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will be leaked: unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096): comm "insmod", pid 1701, jiffies 4294893639 (age 13218.530s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 43 6c 69 65 6e 74 20 44 65 62 75 67 20 4b 65 79 Client Debug Key 77 6f 72 64 73 20 61 72 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 words are unknow backtrace: [ ] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [ ] orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string+0x5e/0x480 [orangefs] [ ] _sub_I_6

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac <44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0adc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac <44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a

How to fix CVE-2022-50779

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50779 lists a fix boundary at 44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac <44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a

  • 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-2022-50779. 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 dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac <44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac <44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a. 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: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will be leaked: unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096): comm "insmod", pid 1701, jiffies 4294893639 (age 13218.530s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 43 6c 69 65 6e 74 20 44 65 62 75 67 20 4b 65

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will be leaked: unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096): comm "insmod", pid 1701, jiffies 4294893639 (age 13218.530s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 43 6c 69 65 6e 74 20 44 65 62 75 67 20 4b 65

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50779

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50779

    30-day exploitation probability 0.30%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55782

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will be leaked: unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096): comm "insmod

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026