CVE-2022-50460
cifs: Fix xid leak in cifs_flock()
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix xid leak in cifs_flock() If not flock, before return -ENOLCK, should free the xid, otherwise, the xid will be leaked.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.765.16 ≤ v < 6.0.65.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1525.5 ≤ v < 5.15.765.5 ≤ v < 6.0.65.5 ≤ v < 6.15.56.1 rc1d0677992d2af3d65f1c1c21de3323d09d4891537
Vendor states this is fixed in 2d08311aa3056a84bfdc09bc47777de6a9b16c30 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 575e079c782b9862ec2626403922d041a42e6ed6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8905d13b9ede4caa88c577faed832d6c7383f4fb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f8c9b4a963fec5d0e37e3e8522bb19b0c28e1a73 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.152 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.76 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-401
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