Linux Kernel up to 5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1 ksmbd ksmbd_session_rpc_open memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function ksmbd_session_rpc_open of the component ksmbd. This manipulation causes memory leak. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-50729. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ksmbd_session_rpc_open of the component ksmbd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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().

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50729 since 12/24/2025. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 280059 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50729), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.15.86, 6.0.16 or 6.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 31c1b5d3000cdff70b98d5af045271e09079bec1/9cb49b95c05df09b369d1ec1f378b5c92109433c/f9ed133381eba883c5e0059063d5b3ca7cac6d41/bc044414fa0326a4e5c3c509c00b1fcaf621b5f4 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 databases at Tenable (280059) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2929). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel

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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
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• 5.15.85
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
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• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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