CVE-2022-50451

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path syzbot reported kmemleak as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff8880122f1540 (size 32): comm "a.out", pid 6664, jiffies 4294939771 (age 25.500s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ed ff ed ff 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<ffffffff81b16052>] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8164aaa7>] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430 [<ffffffff81626dd4>] path_mount+0x704/0x1080 [<ffffffff81627e7c>] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0 [<ffffffff84593e14>] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 [<ffffffff84600087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of ntfs_fill_super().

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

16 Jan 2026, 19:23

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-401
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f - Patch

01 Oct 2025, 12:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-10-01 12:15

Updated : 2026-01-16 19:23

NVD link : CVE-2022-50451

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50451

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50451

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime