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CVE-2022-50316
orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_sysfs_init()
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_sysfs_init() When insert and remove the orangefs module, there are kobjects memory leaked as below: unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95af00 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813439 (age 65.512s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): a0 83 af 01 81 88 ff ff 08 af 95 0f 81 88 ff ff ................ 08 af 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000005a6e4dfe>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x42/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ae80 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813439 (age 65.512s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): c8 90 0f 02 81 88 ff ff 88 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff ................ 88 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000001a4841fa>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0xc7/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ae00 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813440 (age 65.511s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 60 87 a1 00 81 88 ff ff 08 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff `............... 08 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000005915e797>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x12b/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ad80 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813440 (age 65.511s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 78 90 0f 02 81 88 ff ff 88 ad 95 0f 81 88 ff ff x............... 88 ad 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000007a14eb35>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x1ac/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ac00 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813440 (age 65.531s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): e0 ff 67 02 81 88 ff ff 08 ac 95 0f 81 88 ff ff ..g............. 08 ac 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000001f38adcb>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x291/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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/ ---truncated---

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 15, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 15, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-50316 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
Apply the provided kernel patch to fix memory leaks in the orangefs module.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the version containing the fix.
  • Apply the specific patch for orangefs memory leaks.
  • Recompile and install the modified kernel.
  • Reboot the system to load the new kernel.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2c0e8a587bcafad85019a2d80f158d8d41a868
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22409490294180c39be7dd0e5b2667d41556307d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce4ba7fff5af36da82dc5964221367630621b99
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_sysfs_init() When insert and remove the orangefs module, there are kobjects memory leaked as below: unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95af00 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813439 (age 65.512s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): a0 83 af 01 81 88 ff ff 08 af 95 0f 81 88 ff ff ................ 08 af 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000005a6e4dfe>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x42/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ae80 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813439 (age 65.512s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): c8 90 0f 02 81 88 ff ff 88 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff ................ 88 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000001a4841fa>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0xc7/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ae00 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813440 (age 65.511s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 60 87 a1 00 81 88 ff ff 08 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff `............... 08 ae 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000005915e797>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x12b/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ad80 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813440 (age 65.511s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 78 90 0f 02 81 88 ff ff 88 ad 95 0f 81 88 ff ff x............... 88 ad 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000007a14eb35>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x1ac/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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 unreferenced object 0xffff88810f95ac00 (size 64): comm "insmod", pid 783, jiffies 4294813440 (age 65.531s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): e0 ff 67 02 81 88 ff ff 08 ac 95 0f 81 88 ff ff ..g............. 08 ac 95 0f 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000031ab7788>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<000000001f38adcb>] orangefs_sysfs_init+0x291/0x3a0 [<00000000722645ca>] 0xffffffffa02780fe [<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/ ---truncated---
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2c0e8a587bcafad85019a2d80f158d8d41a868
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22409490294180c39be7dd0e5b2667d41556307d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce4ba7fff5af36da82dc5964221367630621b99
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