CVE-2022-50748

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's mqueue (message queue) component. A local attacker with low privileges could exploit a memory leak in the init_mqueue_fs() function. This vulnerability occurs when retire_mq_sysctls is not called after setup_mq_sysctls fails, leading to resource exhaustion. This could result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, making the system unavailable.

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