CVE-2022-50201
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel() In this function, it directly returns the result of __security_read_policy without freeing the allocated memory in *data, cause memory leak issue, so free the memory if __security_read_policy failed. [PM: subject line tweak]
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-06-18 11:15:50.810000
Last modified
2026-11-05 20:17:27.087000
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