What is CVE-2022-50284?

CVE-2022-50284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-50284?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50284

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipc: fix memory leak in init_mqueue_fs() When setup_mq_sysctls() failed in init_mqueue_fs(), mqueue_inode_cachep is not released. In order to fix this issue, the release path is reordered.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions dc55e35f9e810f23dd69cfdc91a3d636023f57a2, 5.19, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50284?: CVE-2022-50284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-50284?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.