# CVE-2022-50046: net/sunrpc: fix potential memory leaks in rpc\_sysfs\_xprt\_state\_change()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.14

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/sunrpc: fix potential memory leaks in rpc_sysfs_xprt_state_change() The issue happens on some error handling paths. When the function fails to grab the object `xprt`, it simply returns 0, forgetting to decrease the reference count of another object `xps`, which is increased by rpc_sysfs_xprt_kobj_get_xprt_switch(), causing refcount leaks. Also, the function forgets to check whether `xps` is valid before using it, which may result in NULL-dereferencing issues. Fix it by adding proper error handling code when either `xprt` or `xps` is NULL.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0434f0e058648649250b8ed6078b66d773de723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76fbeb1662b1c56514325118a07fba74dc4c79fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc48f1b0505ffcb03a6d749139b7577d6b81ae0

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