CVE-2022-50351
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Publication date: 2025-09-16

Last updated on: 2025-12-01

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix xid leak in cifs_create() If the cifs already shutdown, we should free the xid before return, otherwise, the xid will be leaked.
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Published
2025-09-16
Last Modified
2025-12-01
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2022-50351
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Showing 3 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 5.13 (inc) to 5.15.76 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.0.6 (exc)
linux linux_kernel 6.1
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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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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a resource leak in the Linux kernel's CIFS (Common Internet File System) implementation. Specifically, when the CIFS client has already shut down, the code fails to free a transaction identifier (xid) in the cifs_create() function, causing the xid to be leaked.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a resource leak, which could lead to increased memory usage or exhaustion of transaction identifiers over time, potentially degrading system performance or stability.

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