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CVE-2022-50779 — orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string() When insert and remove the orangefs module, then debug_help_string will be leaked: unreferenced object 0xffff8881652ba000 (size 4096): comm "insmod", pid 1701, jiffies 4294893639 (age 13218.530s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 43 6c 69 65 6e 74 20 44 65 62 75 67 20 4b 65 79 Client Debug Key 77 6f 72 64 73 20 61 72 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 words are unknow backtrace: [<0000000004e6f8e3>] kmalloc_trace+0x27/0xa0 [<0000000006f75d85>] orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string+0x5e/0x480 [orangefs] [<0000000091270a2a>] _sub_I_65535_1+0x57/0xf70 [crc_itu_t] [<000000004b1ee1a3>] do_one_initcall+0x87/0x2a0 [<000000001d0614ae>] do_init_module+0xdf/0x320 [<00000000efef068c>] load_module+0x2f98/0x3330 [<000000006533b44d>] __do_sys_finit_module+0x113/0x1b0 [<00000000a0da6f99>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 [<000000007790b19b>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 When remove the module, should always free debug_help_string. Should always free the allocated buffer when change the free_debug_help_string.

Published Dec 24, 2025 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: Linux

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 0.3% (30-day exploitation probability)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

0.3%

ahead of 21% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Linux

CVSS base

—

Score not published yet.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux).
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Linux	Linux	≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < 44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < f2b8a6aac561a49fe02c99683c40a8b87a9f68fc≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < ba9d3b9cec20957fd86bb1bf525b4ea8b64b2dea≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < 2e7c09121064df93c58bbc49d3d0f608d3f584bd≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < b8affa0c6405ee968dcb6030bee2cf719a464752≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < 39529b79b023713d4f2d3479dc0ca43ba99df726≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < 3fc221d9a16339a913a0341d3efc7fef339073e1≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < 19be31668552a198e887762e25bdcc560800ecb4 and 2 more ≥ dc0336214eb07ee9de2a41dd4c81c744ffa419ac and < d23417a5bf3a3afc55de5442eb46e1e60458b0a1version 4.9	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.30%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Not enough vector or weakness data: use the affected application’s logs as a starting point.

application logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
Affected products added · linux/linux
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
2025
CVE published
Dec 24, 2025 · Linux

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

9 on the record

git.kernel.org/stable/c/39529b79b023713d4f2d3479dc0ca43ba99df726
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/44d3eac26a5e5268d11cc342dc202b0d31505c0a
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e7c09121064df93c58bbc49d3d0f608d3f584bd
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc221d9a16339a913a0341d3efc7fef339073e1
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9d3b9cec20957fd86bb1bf525b4ea8b64b2dea
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/19be31668552a198e887762e25bdcc560800ecb4
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8affa0c6405ee968dcb6030bee2cf719a464752
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/d23417a5bf3a3afc55de5442eb46e1e60458b0a1
NIST National Vulnerability Database
git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2b8a6aac561a49fe02c99683c40a8b87a9f68fc
NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Linux
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

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Unknown CVE-2026-98427 net/sched: codel: bound the dropping loop per dequeue call 1d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No CVSS score published by NVD, the CNA, CISA or GitHub so far.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No CWE classification.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2022-50779 is "orangefs: Fix kmemleak in orangefs_prepare_debugfs_help_string()", rated Unknown. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. EPSS 0.30% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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