ima: Fix potential memory leak in ima_init_crypto()
On failure to allocate the SHA1 tfm, IMA fails to initialize and exits
without freeing the ima_algo_array. Add the missing kfree() for
ima_algo_array to avoid the potential memory leak.
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Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:15:00 +0000
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Weaknesses | CWE-401 | |
CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Fix potential memory leak in ima_init_crypto() On failure to allocate the SHA1 tfm, IMA fails to initialize and exits without freeing the ima_algo_array. Add the missing kfree() for ima_algo_array to avoid the potential memory leak. | |
Title | ima: Fix potential memory leak in ima_init_crypto() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-01T20:17:06.268Z
Reserved: 2025-02-26T02:21:30.421Z
Link: CVE-2022-49627

Updated: 2025-10-01T16:51:58.356Z

Status : Modified
Published: 2025-02-26T07:01:38.030
Modified: 2025-10-01T21:15:41.260
Link: CVE-2022-49627


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