Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string()
When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will
be leaked:
unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096):
comm "insmod", pid 1701, jiffies 4294893639 (age 13218.530s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
43 6c 69 65 6e 74 20 44 65 62 75 67 20 4b 65 79 Client Debug Key
77 6f 72 64 73 20 61 72 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 words are unknow
backtrace:
[<0000000004e6f8e3>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0
[<0000000006f75d85>] orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string+0x5e/0x480 [orangefs]
[<0000000091270a2a>] _sub_I_65535_1+0x57/0xf70 [crc_itu_t]
[<000000004b1ee1a3>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0
[<000000001d0614ae>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320
[<00000000efef068c>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330
[<000000006533b44d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0
[<00000000a0da6f99>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<000000007790b19b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
When remove the module, should always free debug_help_string. Should
always free the allocated buffer when change the free_debug_help_string.
orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string()
When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will
be leaked:
unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096):
comm "insmod", pid 1701, jiffies 4294893639 (age 13218.530s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
43 6c 69 65 6e 74 20 44 65 62 75 67 20 4b 65 79 Client Debug Key
77 6f 72 64 73 20 61 72 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 words are unknow
backtrace:
[<0000000004e6f8e3>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0
[<0000000006f75d85>] orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string+0x5e/0x480 [orangefs]
[<0000000091270a2a>] _sub_I_65535_1+0x57/0xf70 [crc_itu_t]
[<000000004b1ee1a3>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0
[<000000001d0614ae>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320
[<00000000efef068c>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330
[<000000006533b44d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0
[<00000000a0da6f99>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<000000007790b19b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
When remove the module, should always free debug_help_string. Should
always free the allocated buffer when change the free_debug_help_string.
Published:
2025-12-24
Score:
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EPSS:
< 1% Very Low
KEV:
No
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will be leaked: unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096): comm "insmod", pid 1701, jiffies 4294893639 (age 13218.530s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 43 6c 69 65 6e 74 20 44 65 62 75 67 20 4b 65 79 Client Debug Key 77 6f 72 64 73 20 61 72 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 words are unknow backtrace: [<0000000004e6f8e3>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<0000000006f75d85>] orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string+0x5e/0x480 [orangefs] [<0000000091270a2a>] _sub_I_65535_1+0x57/0xf70 [crc_itu_t] [<000000004b1ee1a3>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0 [<000000001d0614ae>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320 [<00000000efef068c>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330 [<000000006533b44d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0 [<00000000a0da6f99>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<000000007790b19b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 When remove the module, should always free debug_help_string. Should always free the allocated buffer when change the free_debug_help_string. | |
| Title | orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:25:22.956Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T13:02:21.547Z
Link: CVE-2022-50779
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Deferred
Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:04.740
Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020
Link: CVE-2022-50779
Redhat
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