CVE-2022-50779
Vulnerability Scoring
Status: Received on 24 Dec 2025, 13:16 UTC
Published on: 24 Dec 2025, 13:16 UTC
CVSS Release:
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, 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: [<0000000004e6f8e3>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<0000000006f75d85>] orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string+0x5e/0x480 [orangefs] [<0000000091270a2a>] _sub_I_65535_1+0x57/0xf70 [crc_itu_t] [<000000004b1ee1a3>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0 [<000000001d0614ae>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320 [<00000000efef068c>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330 [<000000006533b44d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0 [<00000000a0da6f99>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<000000007790b19b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 When remove the module, should always free debug_help_string. Should always free the allocated buffer when change the free_debug_help_string.
The exploitability of CVE-2022-50779 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-50779.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-50779, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-50779, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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