Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting libperf package, versions <0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS9-LIBPERF-12714728
  • published16 Sept 2025
  • disclosed15 Sept 2025

Introduced: 15 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2022-50284  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:9 libperf to version 0:5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libperf package and not the libperf package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

ipc: fix memory leak in init_mqueue_fs()

When setup_mq_sysctls() failed in init_mqueue_fs(), mqueue_inode_cachep is not released. In order to fix this issue, the release path is reordered.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1