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CVE-2022-50748ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 9:30 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: mqueue: fix possible memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() commit db7cfc380900 ("ipc: Free mq_sysctls if ipc namespace creation failed") Here's a similar memory leak to the one fixed by the patch above. retire_mq_sysctls need to be called when init_mqueue_fs fails after setup_mq_sysctls.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 before a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6; from dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 before 55b3709c6d68e32cd3fdd2a630b1f4c97d51b17c; from dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2 before c579d60f0d0cd87552f64fdebe68b5d941d20309	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f321051e0dcf2415fb94f81fdc5044cad4c1d6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b3709c6d68e32cd3fdd2a630b1f4c97d51b17c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c579d60f0d0cd87552f64fdebe68b5d941d20309

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