CVE-2022-49938
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Publication date: 2025-06-18

Last updated on: 2025-11-14

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix small mempool leak in SMB2_negotiate() In some cases of failure (dialect mismatches) in SMB2_negotiate(), after the request is sent, the checks would return -EIO when they should be rather setting rc = -EIO and jumping to neg_exit to free the response buffer from mempool.
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Published
2025-06-18
Last Modified
2025-11-14
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-06-18
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2022-49938
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 5 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel 6.0
linux linux_kernel 6.0
linux linux_kernel 6.0
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-401 The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability is a small memory pool leak in the Linux kernel's CIFS implementation during the SMB2 negotiation process. Specifically, when there is a failure due to dialect mismatches in SMB2_negotiate(), the error handling incorrectly returns -EIO without freeing the allocated response buffer from the memory pool, causing a memory leak.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The impact of this vulnerability is a small memory leak in the kernel's CIFS SMB2 negotiation process. Over time, this could lead to increased memory usage and potentially degrade system performance or stability if the leak accumulates.


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