CVE-2022-50451
published 2025-10-01CVE-2022-50451: 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…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.15%
4.8th percentile
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:
[] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0
[] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430
[] path_mount+0x704/0x1080
[] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0
[] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0
[] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of
ntfs_fill_super().
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e | 2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e |
| linux | linux | >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f | ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f |
| linux | linux | >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd | 2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd |
| linux | linux | >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414 | 51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.15 < 5.15.87 | 5.15.87 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.0.17 | 6.0.17 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1 < 6.1.3 | 6.1.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.
Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.
GHSA
GHSA-hfqr-838f-pj36: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path
syzbot reported kmemle
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-01
CVE-2022-50451 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-hfqr-838f-pj36: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path
syzbot reported kmemle
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:
[] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0
[] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430
[] path_mount+0x704/0x1080
[] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0
[] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0
[] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of
ntfs_fill_super().
OSV
CVE-2022-50451: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path syzbot reported kmemleak
osv·2025-10-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50451 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-50451: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path syzbot reported kmemleak
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: [] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0 [] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430 [] path_mount+0x704/0x1080 [] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0 [] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 [] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of ntfs_fill_super().
Red Hat
kernel: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path
vendor_redhat·2025-10-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50451 [MEDIUM] kernel: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path
kernel: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path
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:
[] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0
[] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430
[] path_mount+0x704/0x1080
[] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0
[] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0
[] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of
ntfs_fill_supe
Debian
CVE-2022-50451: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: F...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-50451 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-50451: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: F...
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: [] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0 [] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430 [] path_mount+0x704/0x1080 [] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0 [] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 [] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of ntfs_fill_super().
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.4-1)
bullseye: r
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-10-01
Published