CVE-2022-50856

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel's CIFS implementation within the cifs ses add channel() function. Specifically, the function fails to free a transaction ID (xid) before returning, leading to a memory leak. This leak occurs when a channel is added during a CIFS session.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.