High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-47941

Description

An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel 5.15 through 5.19 before 5.19.2. fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c omits a kfree call in certain smb2_handle_negotiate error conditions, aka a memory leak.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.15,<5.15.61
- (no CPE)range: 5.15 - 5.19 (before 5.19.2)
Linux/Ksmbdcpe-rescue2 versions
(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 5.15 - 5.19 (before 5.19.2)

Patches

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References

cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.2nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aa7253c2393f6dcd6a1468b0792f6da76edad917nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/12/23/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1687/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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