# CVE-2022-50376: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_{kernel,clien...

CVE-2022-50376 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50376, released September 18, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50376
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0016
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 18, 2025

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_{kernel,client}_debug_init()  When insert and remove the orangefs module, there are memory leaked as below:  unreferenced object 0xffff88816b0cc000 (size 2048):   comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813439 (age 65.512s)   hex dump (first 32 bytes):     6e 6f 6e 65 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  none............     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................   backtrace:     [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0     [<000000005b405fee>] orangefs_debugfs_init.cold+0xaf/0x17f     [<00000000e5a0085b>] 0xffffffffa02780f9     [<000000004232d9f7>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0     [<0000000054f22384>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320     [<000000003263bdea>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330     [<0000000052cd4153>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0     [<00000000250ae02b>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80     [<00000000f11c03c7>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0  Use the golbal variable as the buffer rather than dynamic allocate to slove the problem.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50376.md) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50376.md) | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50376.md) | Sep 18, 2025 |

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