CVE-2022-50837 json
net: dsa: tag_8021q: avoid leaking ctx on dsa_tag_8021q_register() error path
published 2025-12-30 10 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-55861
- cvss
- —
- not scored
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: dsa: tag_8021q: avoid leaking ctx on dsa_tag_8021q_register() error path
If dsa_tag_8021q_setup() fails, for example due to the inability of the device to install a VLAN, the tag_8021q context of the switch will leak. Make sure it is freed on the error path.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 6.1.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50837
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-69.76
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1033.37
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1031.38
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1030.35
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1027.30
- linux-kvm Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1030.35
- linux-azure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1035.42
- linux-gkeop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1017.22
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50837
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2022-50837 updated
kernel: net: dsa: tag_8021q: avoid leaking ctx on dsa_tag_8021q_register() error path
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-50837
- NVD CVE-2022-50837
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