Linux Kernel up to 5.10.152/5.15.76/6.0.6 net hinic_set_cmdq_depth memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.152/5.15.76/6.0.6. This affects the function hinic_set_cmdq_depth of the component net. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50387. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.152/5.15.76/6.0.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function hinic_set_cmdq_depth of the component net. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: hinic: fix the issue of CMDQ memory leaks When hinic_set_cmdq_depth() fails in hinic_init_cmdqs(), the cmdq memory is not released correctly. Fix it.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-50387 since 09/17/2025. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 265545 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50387), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.153, 5.15.77 or 6.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6603843c80b16957f5d7d14d897faf13cef2b8b9/6016d96a6adf66d61655d85da02e1a4c1deccbd6/9145d512ddff76df88832b29575488199df544a1/363cc87767f6ddcfb9158ad2e2afa2f8d5c4b94e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (265545) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2092). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.152
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.15.35
• 5.15.36
• 5.15.37
• 5.15.38
• 5.15.39
• 5.15.40
• 5.15.41
• 5.15.42
• 5.15.43
• 5.15.44
• 5.15.45
• 5.15.46
• 5.15.47
• 5.15.48
• 5.15.49
• 5.15.50
• 5.15.51
• 5.15.52
• 5.15.53
• 5.15.54
• 5.15.55
• 5.15.56
• 5.15.57
• 5.15.58
• 5.15.59
• 5.15.60
• 5.15.61
• 5.15.62
• 5.15.63
• 5.15.64
• 5.15.65
• 5.15.66
• 5.15.67
• 5.15.68
• 5.15.69
• 5.15.70
• 5.15.71
• 5.15.72
• 5.15.73
• 5.15.74
• 5.15.75
• 5.15.76
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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