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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2022-50226High confidence

crypto: ccp - Use kzalloc for sev ioctl interfaces to prevent kernel memory leak

Linux · Linux

5.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

3 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-55484

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Use kzalloc for sev ioctl interfaces to prevent kernel memory leak For some sev ioctl interfaces, input may be passed that is less than or equal to SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE, but larger than the data that PSP firmware returns. In this case, kmalloc will allocate memory that is the size of the input rather than the size of the data. Since PSP firmware doesn't fully overwrite the buffer, the sev ioctl interfaces with the issue may return uninitialized slab memory. Currently, all of the ioctl interfaces in the ccp driver are safe, but to prevent future problems, change all ioctl interfaces that allocate memory with kmalloc to use kzalloc and memset the data buffer to zero in sev_ioctl_do_platform_status.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Use kzalloc for sev ioctl interfaces to prevent kernel memory leak For some sev ioctl interfaces, input may be passed that is less than or equal to SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE, but larger than the data that PSP firmware returns. In this case, kmalloc will allocate memory that is the size of the input rather than the size of the data. Since PSP firmware doesn't fully overwrite the buffer, the sev ioctl interfaces with the issue may return uninitialized slab memory. Currently, all of the ioctl interfaces in the ccp driver are safe, but to prevent future problems, change all ioctl interfaces that allocate memory with kmalloc to use kzalloc and memset the data buffer to zero in sev_ioctl_do_platform_status.

Why

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: ccp - Use kzalloc for sev ioctl interfaces to prevent kernel memory leak For some sev ioctl interfaces, input may be passed that is less than or equal to SEV_FW_BLOB_MAX_SIZE, but larger than the data that PSP firmware returns. In this case, kmalloc will allocate memory that is the size of the input rather than the size of the data. Since PSP firmware doesn't fully overwrite the buffer, the sev ioctl interfaces with the issue may return uninitialized slab memory. Currently, all of the ioctl interfaces in the ccp driver are safe, but to prevent future problems, change all ioctl interfaces that allocate memory with kmalloc to use kzalloc and memset the data buffer to zero in sev_ioctl_do_platform_status.

Why

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-401

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-401
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-1350Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0081Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50208 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50209 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50209 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50211 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50211 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50212 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50213 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50215 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50218 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50218 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50220 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50222 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50222 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50226 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50228 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50228 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50229 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50229 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50231 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50231 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50233 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50233 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50327 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50327 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50367 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50367 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50409 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50409 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50490 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50209 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50211 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50211 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50212 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50213 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50215 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50218 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50218 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50220 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50221 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50221 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50222 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50222 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50226 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50228 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50228 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50229 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50229 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50231 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50231 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50248 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50248 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50252 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50252 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1990 Référence CVE CVE-2023-28866 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28866 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0723Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-49969 Référence CVE CVE-2022-49993 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49993 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50025 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50025 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50027 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50027 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50030 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50030 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50033 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50033 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50103 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50103 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50149 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50149 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50211 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50211 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50226 Référence CVE CVE-2023-2176 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2176 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52878 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52878 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52888 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52923 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52927 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52927 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53020 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53020 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53117 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53117 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53118 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0649Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50208 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50209 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50209 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50211 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50211 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50212 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50213 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50215 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50218 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50218 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50220 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50222 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50222 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50226 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50228 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50228 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50229 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50229 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50231 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50231 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52888 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52924 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52925 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52925 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53048 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CV

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0607Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50209 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50211 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50211 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50212 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50213 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50215 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50218 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50218 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50220 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50221 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50221 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50222 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50222 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50226 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50228 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50228 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50229 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50229 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50231 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50231 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1989 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1989 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52500 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52500 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52888 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2022-50209 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50211 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50211 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50212 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50212 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50213 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50213 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50215 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50218 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50218 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50220 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50220 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50221 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50221 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50222 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50222 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50226 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50228 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50228 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50229 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50229 Référence CVE CVE-2022-50231 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50231 Référence CVE CVE-2023-1990 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1990 Référence CVE CVE-2023-3111 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3111 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52888 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52888 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52924 Référence CVE CVE-2023-52925 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
e799035609e1526761aa2f896a974b233d04d36d < 4c5300f6f5e18b11c02a92f136e69b98fddba15e; e799035609e1526761aa2f896a974b233d04d36d < f2a920daa780956b987c14b9f23de7c3c8915bf2; e799035609e1526761aa2f896a974b233d04d36d < caa395aa16e7c9193fd7fa6cde462dd8229d4953; e799035609e1526761aa2f896a974b233d04d36d < e11fb0a3a39bb42da35fa662c46ce7391f277436; e799035609e1526761aa2f896a974b233d04d36d < 13dc15a3f5fd7f884e4bfa8c011a0ae868df12ae; 4.16
Fixed
< 4.16; 5.10.173 ≤ 5.10.*; 5.15.61 ≤ 5.15.*; 5.18.18 ≤ 5.18.*; 5.19.2 ≤ 5.19.*; 6.0 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 18 Jun 2025 · Last source change 11 May 2026, 19:15 UTC · CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-55484
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2022-50226 · cve.blacktree.nl