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CVE-2022-50855

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CVE-2022-50855

Published: Dec 30, 2025

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: bpf: prevent leak of lsm program after failed attach In [0], we added the ability to bpf_prog_attach LSM programs to cgroups, but in our validation to make sure the prog is meant to be attached to BPF_LSM_CGROUP, we return too early if the check fails. This results in lack of decrementing prog's refcnt (through bpf_prog_put) leaving the LSM program alive past the point of the expected lifecycle. This fix allows for the decrement to take place. [0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

VendorProductVersions

Linux

Linux

affected
69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < 82b39df5ddb298daaf6dc504032ff7eb027fa106
affected
69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < 6a1504dd36cd9a0a69250d61da8bdb17b29f1fe8
affected
69fd337a975c7e690dfe49d9cb4fe5ba1e6db44e - < e89f3edffb860a0f54a9ed16deadb7a4a1fa3862

Linux

Linux

affected
6.0
unaffected
0 - < 6.0
unaffected
6.0.16 - <= 6.0.*
unaffected
6.1.2 - <= 6.1.*
unaffected
6.2 - <= *

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