Linux Kernel up to 5.15.80/6.0.9 cifs reference count

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.80/6.0.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component cifs. Executing a manipulation can lead to reference count. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-49822. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.80/6.0.9. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component cifs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a reference count vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-911. The product uses a reference count to manage a resource, but it does not update or incorrectly updates the reference count. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix connections leak when tlink setup failed If the tlink setup failed, lost to put the connections, then the module refcnt leak since the cifsd kthread not exit. Also leak the fscache info, and for next mount with fsc, it will print the follow errors: CIFS: Cache volume key already in use (cifs,127.0.0.1:445,TEST) Let's check the result of tlink setup, and do some cleanup.

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-49822 since 05/01/2025. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 302439 (EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2026-1366)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.15.81 or 6.0.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a9059e338fc000c0b87d8cf29e93c74fd703212e/0a087842d10b5daa123ee5291e386cdd78413705/1dcdf5f5b2137185cbdd5385f29949ab3da4f00c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (302439). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
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• 5.15.73
• 5.15.74
• 5.15.75
• 5.15.76
• 5.15.77
• 5.15.78
• 5.15.79
• 5.15.80
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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