Answer in brief
CVE-2022-50451 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=78e4aebc35b3e4494a96ffe7534db7201aba869f <2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e || >=cd39981fb92adf0cc736112f87e3e61602baa415 <ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f || >=cd39981fb92adf0cc736112f87e3e61602baa415 <2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd || >=cd39981fb92adf0cc736112f87e3e61602baa415 <51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414 || 0fd64f062c8d1793d8d6d39fa3a4468e39880f90 || >=5.15.63 <5.15.87 || >=5.19.4 <5.20 | 2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e, ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f, 2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd, 51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414, 5.15.87, 5.20 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 1, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path syzbot reported kmemleak as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff8880122f1540 (size 32): comm "a.out", pid 6664, jiffies 4294939771 (age 25.500s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ed ff ed ff 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<ffffffff81b16052>] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8164aaa7>] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430 [<ffffffff81626dd4>] path_mount+0x704/0x1080 [<ffffffff81627e7c>] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0 [<ffffffff84593e14>] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 [<ffffffff84600087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of ntfs_fill_super().
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Answer in brief
CVE-2022-50451 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=78e4aebc35b3e4494a96ffe7534db7201aba869f <2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e || >=cd39981fb92adf0cc736112f87e3e61602baa415 <ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f || >=cd39981fb92adf0cc736112f87e3e61602baa415 <2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd || >=cd39981fb92adf0cc736112f87e3e61602baa415 <51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414 || 0fd64f062c8d1793d8d6d39fa3a4468e39880f90 || >=5.15.63 <5.15.87 || >=5.19.4 <5.20 | 2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e, ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f, 2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd, 51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414, 5.15.87, 5.20 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 1, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 15, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path syzbot reported kmemleak as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff8880122f1540 (size 32): comm "a.out", pid 6664, jiffies 4294939771 (age 25.500s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ed ff ed ff 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<ffffffff81b16052>] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0 [<ffffffff8164aaa7>] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430 [<ffffffff81626dd4>] path_mount+0x704/0x1080 [<ffffffff81627e7c>] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0 [<ffffffff84593e14>] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0 [<ffffffff84600087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of ntfs_fill_super().
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