# CVE-2022-50088: mm/damon/reclaim: fix potential memory leak in damon\_reclaim\_init()

- 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: 5.18

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm/damon/reclaim: fix potential memory leak in damon_reclaim_init() damon_reclaim_init() allocates a memory chunk for ctx with damon_new_ctx(). When damon_select_ops() fails, ctx is not released, which will lead to a memory leak. We should release the ctx with damon_destroy_ctx() when damon_select_ops() fails to fix the memory leak.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d3e9e1e0856f4c905bbb870f16f42ae72477071
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/700aa4e11a3c4d2a44d06758db431a013d9e1b61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/188043c7f4f2bd662f2a55957d684fffa543e600

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