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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50860

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns() After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on repla

Published Dec 30, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 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-2022-50860. EPSS is 0.20%. 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
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.20%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 <e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns() After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on replacement"), the hname member of struct aa_policy is not valid slab object, but a subset of that, it can not be freed by kfree_sensitive(), use aa_policy_destroy() to fix it.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Linux Linux a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 <e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65ba1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 <e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b

How to fix CVE-2022-50860

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50860 lists a fix boundary at e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 <e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b

  • 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-2022-50860. EPSS is 0.20%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 <e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b a1bd627b46d169268a0ee5960899fb5be960a317 <e9e6fa49dbab6d84c676666f3fe7d360497fd65b. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.20%. 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 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns() After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on replacement"), the hname member of struct aa_policy is not valid slab object, but a subset of that, it can not be freed by kfree_sensitive(), use aa_policy_destroy() to fix it.

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns() After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on replacement"), the hname member of struct aa_policy is not valid slab object, but a subset of that, it can not be freed by kfree_sensitive(), use aa_policy_destroy() to fix it.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50860

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50860

    30-day exploitation probability 0.20%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55838

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns() After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on replacement"), the hname member of struct aa_policy is not valid slab object, but a subset of that, it ca

    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