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

VectorAV: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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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-03767
CVE-2022-50351
RHSA-2023:6583
SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1
SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1
SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1
SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux
Linux Kernel
Suse