CVE-2022-49550

MEDIUM EPSS 10.4%
Published Feb 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: provide block_invalidate_folio to fix memory leak The ntfs3 filesystem lacks the 'invalidate_folio' method and it causes memory leak. If you write to the filesystem and then unmount it, the cached written data are not freed and they are permanently leaked.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.18  –  <5.18.3

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0753245a72ec99824677586499ee2e0919164b3f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/724bbe49c5e427cb077357d72d240a649f2e4054
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0753245a72ec99824677586499ee2e0919164b3f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/724bbe49c5e427cb077357d72d240a649f2e4054
    Patch