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TI-2022-25050 Aliases CVE-2022-49541GHSA-g5vv-jqc9-w8hm

cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount

Priority LOW 36CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00299 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3 +1Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.11 and later5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.11 and later Fixed in 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.15.46; 5.16 to before 5.17.14; 5.18 to before 5.18.3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.15.46; 5.16 to before 5.17.14; 5.18 to before 5.18.3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.46, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:3961 Released 2025-04-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_112_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_121_1, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_124_1, and kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_85_1 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_112_1-1-5.el9_0, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_121_1-1-4.el9_0, kpatch-patch-5_14_0-70_124_1-1-2.el9_0 +1
  • RHSA-2025:3838 Released 2025-04-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-70.130.1.el9_0, kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-70.130.1.el9_0, kernel-devel-5.14.0-70.130.1.el9_0 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) bpftool-5.14.0-70.130.1.el9_0, kernel-5.14.0-70.130.1.el9_0, kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-70.130.1.el9_0 +14
  • RHSA-2025:3839 Released 2025-04-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt-5.14.0-70.130.1.rt21.202.el9_0, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-70.130.1.rt21.202.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-70.130.1.rt21.202.el9_0 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0) kernel-rt-5.14.0-70.130.1.rt21.202.el9_0, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-70.130.1.rt21.202.el9_0, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-70.130.1.rt21.202.el9_0 +7
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:2458 Released 2023-05-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.0.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2, kernel-64k-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2
  • RHSA-2022:7683 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 +19
  • RHSA-2022:5819 Released 2022-08-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6, kernel-4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 kernel-devel-4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6, perf-4.18.0-372.19.1.el8_6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7683
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:3838
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:5819, RHSA-2022:7683
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:3838, RHSA-2025:3961
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:5819
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2023:2458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:3839
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:3839
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2022:5819
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49541
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5vv-jqc9-w8hm

References

Patch 4

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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