PT-2025-40145 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2022-10-18 · Updated 2025-10-23 · CVE-2022-50460

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base 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 flock() function. Specifically, if a file lock operation fails and returns -ENOLCK, the associated xid (transaction ID) is not properly freed, leading to a memory leak. This issue impacts systems utilizing the CIFS protocol.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-03838

CVE-2022-50460

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

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 988

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50460.json · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50460 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8c9b4a963fec5d0e37e3e8522bb19b0c28e1a73 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50460 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d08311aa3056a84bfdc09bc47777de6a9b16c30 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50460 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8905d13b9ede4caa88c577faed832d6c7383f4fb · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-03838 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50460 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50460 · Vendor Advisory