# CVE-2022-50821: SUNRPC: Don't leak netobj memory when gss\_read\_proxy\_verf() fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: SUNRPC: Don't leak netobj memory when gss_read_proxy_verf() fails

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76f2497a2faa6a4e91efb94a7f55705b403273fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa91afe597401b78baa7d751c71eedb92c80bd4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd6026e257362f030c8be57abaf7fc0049df60a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01fa993eb7fbc305f0a9c3e8bfac6513efc13b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67eb848161c2799f2007968ea3bc87adb15c9567
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9ded831e2552b9c3cab7e2591a190e94f9d29c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da522b5fe1a5f8b7c20a0023e87b52a150e53bf5

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