CVE-2022-50460

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix xid leak in cifs_flock() If not flock, before return -ENOLCK, should free the xid, otherwise, the xid will be leaked.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d08311aa3056a84bfdc09bc47777de6a9b16c30	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/575e079c782b9862ec2626403922d041a42e6ed6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8905d13b9ede4caa88c577faed832d6c7383f4fb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c9b4a963fec5d0e37e3e8522bb19b0c28e1a73	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-10-01 12:15

Updated : 2026-01-16 19:14

NVD link : CVE-2022-50460

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50460

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50460

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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