5.5

CVE-2022-50201: selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel()

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50201DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50201
Published 18-06-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50201 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
RHSA-2023:6583SUSE-SU-2025:02264-1SUSE-SU-2025:02321-1SUSE-SU-2025:02322-1SUSE-SU-2025:02537-1

Timeline

  1. 18-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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]

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

16%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.24% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu113 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-53.59
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1023.27
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ fdd1ffe8a812b1109388e4bc389e57b2695ad095, < c877c5217145bda8fd95f506bf42f8d981afa57d | ≥ fdd1ffe8a812b1109388e4bc389e57b2695ad095, < f3cd7562c0a6774fc62d79654482014020e574f5 | ≥ fdd1ffe8a812b1109388e4bc389e57b2695ad095, < 1fc1f72aad2070d34022d0823e4cf09706b53f25 | ≥ fdd1ffe8a812b1109388e4bc389e57b2695ad095, < 73de1befcc53a7c68b0c5e76b9b5ac41c517760f | 5.12
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.12, < 5.15.61 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.18.18 | ≥ 5.19, < 5.19.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.0.2-1

3 vendors · 116 products

References

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