Bug 2426188 (CVE-2022-50855) - CVE-2022-50855 kernel: bpf: prevent leak of lsm program after failed attach
Summary: CVE-2022-50855 kernel: bpf: prevent leak of lsm program after failed attach
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2022-50855
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-12-30 13:15 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-13 07:58 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-30 13:15:14 UTC
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/20220628174314.1216643-4-sdf@google.com/


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