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CVE-2022-49541: cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-415

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount RHBZ: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2088799

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.15.46; from 5.16 before 5.17.14; from 5.18 before 5.18.3 — fixed in 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8378a51e3f8140f60901fb27208cc7a6e47047b5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a167fc440e5693c1cdd7f07071e05658bd9d89d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce0008a0e410cdd95f0d8cd81b2902ec10a660c4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee71f8f1cd3c8c4a251fd3e8abc89215ae3457cb

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