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CVE-2022-50729: ksmbd: Fix resource leak in ksmbd_session_rpc_open()

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ksmbd: Fix resource leak in ksmbd_session_rpc_open() When ksmbd_rpc_open() fails then it must call ksmbd_rpc_id_free() to undo the result of ksmbd_ipc_id_alloc().

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.15 — fixed in 6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c1b5d3000cdff70b98d5af045271e09079bec1
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb49b95c05df09b369d1ec1f378b5c92109433c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc044414fa0326a4e5c3c509c00b1fcaf621b5f4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9ed133381eba883c5e0059063d5b3ca7cac6d41

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