Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-49822
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix connections leak when tlink setup failed If the tlink setup failed, lost to put the connections, then the module refcnt leak since the cifsd kthread not exit. Also leak the fscache info, and for next mount with fsc, it will print the follow errors: CIFS: Cache volume key already in use (cifs,127.0.0.1:445,TEST) Let's check the result of tlink setup, and do some cleanup.
EPSS: 0.002 (7.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 56c762eb9bee330bb4e6d11c589434f2904d3ab6, 6.0.10, 5.15.81
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-49822?
- CVE-2022-49822 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-49822?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.