CVE-2022-50451
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50451
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-50451.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-50451
- Downstream
- Published
- 2025-10-01T11:45:24Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-20T10:30:27Z
- Summary
- fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path
- Details
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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().
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50451.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50451.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50451
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced78e4aebc35b3e4494a96ffe7534db7201aba869fFixed2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introducedcd39981fb92adf0cc736112f87e3e61602baa415Fixedff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377fFixed2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbdFixed51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced5.15.63Fixed5.15.87
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introduced5.19.4Fixed5.20
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced0fd64f062c8d1793d8d6d39fa3a4468e39880f90
Affected versions
v5.*
v5.15.63
v5.15.64
v5.15.65
v5.15.66
v5.15.67
v5.15.68
v5.15.69
v5.15.70
v5.15.71
v5.15.72
v5.15.73
v5.15.74
v5.15.75
v5.15.76
v5.15.77
v5.15.78
v5.15.79
v5.15.80
v5.15.81
v5.15.82
v5.15.83
v5.15.84
v5.15.85
v5.15.86
v5.19.10
v5.19.11
v5.19.12
v5.19.13
v5.19.14
v5.19.15
v5.19.16
v5.19.17
v5.19.4
v5.19.5
v5.19.6
v5.19.7
v5.19.8
v5.19.9