CVE-2022-50042

A flaw was found in the netlink driver in the Linux kernel. A memory leak can occur when allocated memory is not released in certain error cases, potentially impacting system performance and resulting in a denial of service.

This issue has been fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5, 9.2 and 9.3 via RHSA-2021:4356 [1], RHSA-2023:7370 [2] and RHSA-2023:6583 [3], respectively.

[1]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4356

[2]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7370

[3]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.