PT-2025-38020 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
Published
2022-10-18
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Updated
2025-10-23
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CVE-2022-50351
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A flaw exists in the Linux kernel’s CIFS implementation within the
cifs create() function. If CIFS shuts down, the transaction ID (xid) is not freed before returning, leading to an xid leak.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Resource Release
Memory Leak
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Suse