Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-mq: fix possible memleak...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
blk-mq: fix possible memleak when register 'hctx' failed
There's issue as follows when do fault injection test:
unreferenced object 0xffff888132a9f400 (size 512):
comm "insmod", pid 308021, jiffies 4324277909 (age 509.733s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 f4 a9 32 81 88 ff ff ...........2....
08 f4 a9 32 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...2............
backtrace:
[<00000000e8952bb4>] kmalloc_node_trace+0x22/0xa0
[<00000000f9980e0f>] blk_mq_alloc_and_init_hctx+0x3f1/0x7e0
[<000000002e719efa>] blk_mq_realloc_hw_ctxs+0x1e6/0x230
[<000000004f1fda40>] blk_mq_init_allocated_queue+0x27e/0x910
[<00000000287123ec>] __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x67/0xf0
[<00000000a2a34657>] 0xffffffffa2ad310f
[<00000000b173f718>] 0xffffffffa2af824a
[<0000000095a1dabb>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0
[<00000000f32fdf93>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320
[<00000000cbe8541e>] load_module+0x3006/0x3390
[<0000000069ed1bdb>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0
[<00000000a1a29ae8>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
[<000000009cd878b0>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
Fault injection context as follows:
kobject_add
blk_mq_register_hctx
blk_mq_sysfs_register
blk_register_queue
device_add_disk
null_add_dev.part.0 [null_blk]
As 'blk_mq_register_hctx' may already add some objects when failed halfway,
but there isn't do fallback, caller don't know which objects add failed.
To solve above issue just do fallback when add objects failed halfway in
'blk_mq_register_hctx'.
Impact
CVE-2022-50434 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2022-50434? CVE-2022-50434 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50434? CVE-2022-50434 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2022-50434? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2022-50434 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2022-50434 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2022-50434 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2022-50434 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.