CVE-2022-50855

bpf: prevent leak of lsm program after failed attach

published December 30, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

bpf: prevent leak of lsm program after failed attach

In [0], we added the ability to bpf_prog_attach LSM programs to cgroups,

but in our validation to make sure the prog is meant to be attached to

BPF_LSM_CGROUP, we return too early if the check fails. This results in

lack of decrementing prog's refcnt (through bpf_prog_put)

leaving the LSM program alive past the point of the expected lifecycle.

This fix allows for the decrement to take place.

[0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.7th percentile
Published
2025-12-30T12:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 DEC 12:15Z
    bpf: prevent leak of lsm program after failed attach
    cvelistv5