CVE-2022-47941

An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel 5.15 through 5.19 before 5.19.2. fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c omits a kfree call in certain smb2_handle_negotiate error conditions, aka a memory leak.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa7253c2393f6dcd6a1468b0792f6da76edad917	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=aa7253c2393f6dcd6a1468b0792f6da76edad917	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2	Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/23/10	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1687/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-12-23 08:15

Updated : 2023-01-23 10:55

NVD link : CVE-2022-47941

Mitre link : CVE-2022-47941

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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