# CVE-2022-48740: selinux: fix double free of cond\_list on error paths

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-20 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix double free of cond_list on error paths On error path from cond_read_list() and duplicate_policydb_cond_list() the cond_list_destroy() gets called a second time in caller functions, resulting in NULL pointer deref. Fix this by resetting the cond_list_len to 0 in cond_list_destroy(), making subsequent calls a noop. Also consistently reset the cond_list pointer to NULL after freeing. [PM: fix line lengths in the description]

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f446089a268c8fc6908488e991d28a9b936293db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70caa32e6d81f45f0702070c0e4dfe945e92fbd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ed9cbf7ac0d4ed86b356e1b944304ae9ee450d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/186edf7e368c40d06cf727a1ad14698ea67b74ad

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