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    CVE-2022-50042

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: genl: fix error path memory leak in policy dumping If construction of the array of policies fails when recording non-first policy we need to unwind. netlink_policy_dump_add_policy() itself also needs fixing as it currently gives up on error without recording the allocated pointer in the pstate pointer.

    Published:Jun 18, 2025
    Last Modified:Nov 13, 2025
    EPS:Jun 18, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00034
    CVSS Score:5.5

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    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

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