CVE-2022-50856
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Resource Leak in Linux Kernel CIFS Component Due to xid Mismanagement
Publication date: 2025-12-30
Last updated on: 2025-12-30
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cifs: Fix xid leak in cifs_ses_add_channel()
Before return, should free the xid, otherwise, the
xid will be leaked.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a resource leak in the Linux kernel's CIFS (Common Internet File System) implementation. Specifically, the xid (transaction identifier) is not freed in the function cifs_ses_add_channel(), leading to a xid leak.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The xid leak can cause resource exhaustion over time, potentially leading to degraded system performance or instability due to unreleased resources in the kernel's CIFS subsystem.
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