# CVE-2022-50860: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns()  After chang...

CVE-2022-50860 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50860, released December 30, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50860
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0020
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Dec 30, 2025

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  apparmor: Fix memleak in alloc_ns()  After changes in commit a1bd627b46d1 ("apparmor: share profile name on replacement"), the hname member of struct aa_policy is not valid slab object, but a subset of that, it can not be freed by kfree_sensitive(), use aa_policy_destroy() to fix it.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50860](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50860.md) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50860](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50860.md) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50860](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50860.md) | Dec 30, 2025 |

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