VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2022-50107

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix memory leak when using fscache If we hit the 'index == next_cached' case, we leak a refcount on the struct page.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix memory leak when using fscache If we hit the 'index == next_cached' case, we leak a refcount on the struct page. Fix this by using readahead_folio() which takes care of the refcount for you.

CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.17% probability · 7th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-401
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7105b4047481bc2950fb767cff328d8b75292c0fPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae497726cd090673a4d20ac725ccc2de8067a7a5Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f62f81b488d00afaa86bae26c6ce9ab12c709ePatch

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.