CVE-2022-50065

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

Description A memory leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically within the virtio net component when handling XPD TX with mergeable functionality. The problem arises when the function xdp convert buff to frame() returns NULL, and there is a need to check if an xdp page was allocated by xdp linearize page() to ensure proper memory deallocation. This issue can lead to memory leaks if not properly handled.

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