SB2025091955 - Memory leak in Linux kernel orangefs
Published: September 19, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025091955
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50376)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the orangefs_debugfs_init(), orangefs_kernel_debug_init(), help_show() and orangefs_client_debug_init() functions in fs/orangefs/orangefs-debugfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cd303aad220fafa595e0ed593e99aa51b90412b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31720a2b109b3080eb77e97b8f6f50a27b4ae599
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/786e5296f9e3b045d5ff9098514ce7b8ba1d890d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a076490b0211990ec6764328c22cb744dd782bd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc2d33fa2324b1f5ab5b701cda45ee0b2384409
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8853267289c55b1acbe4dc3641374887584834d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86