What is CVE-2022-50351?

CVE-2022-50351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-50351?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2022-50351

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix xid leak in cifs_create() If the cifs already shutdown, we should free the xid before return, otherwise, the xid will be leaked.

EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th 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 087f757b0129850c99cc9116df4909dac1bce871, 5.13, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50351?: CVE-2022-50351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-09-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-50351?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.