PT-2025-40123 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published 2022-10-20 · Updated 2025-10-01 · CVE-2022-50438

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A memory leak exists in the Linux kernel's networking component, specifically within the hinic driver. This leak occurs when reading the function table in hinic dbg get func table() if the input parameter idx meets a specific condition, causing read data to not be released.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-06084

CVE-2022-50438

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Hinic

References · 16

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50438.json · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-06084 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50438 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6765fe8de372a84f8dbe9e03ec13c7c70f946b8 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c1f602df8956bc0decdafd7e4fc7eef50c550b1 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee98ab337036c983239aa550850861c88a5c4262 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50438 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb01910763f935b16538084b4269696e0de17f79 · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50438 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/linus/4c1f602df8956bc0decdafd7e4fc7eef50c550b1 · Note
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git · Note