Bug 2348119 (CVE-2022-49541)

Summary:	CVE-2022-49541 kernel: cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	dfreiber, drow, jburrell, vkumar
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's CIFS code in which a failed mount might lead to a double-free. An attacker with permissions to attempt to mount CIFS volumes could exploit this vulnerability to alter kernel memory, leading to a denial of service, altered system memory, or an escalation of privileges.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-02-26 03:18:15 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

cifs: fix potential double free during failed mount

RHBZ: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2088799

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2025-02-26 11:52:46 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022614-CVE-2022-49541-7460@gregkh/T

Comment 4 Avinash Hanwate 2025-02-26 16:12:41 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025022614-CVE-2022-49541-7460@gregkh/T

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2025-04-14 10:49:23 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:3839 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3839

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2025-04-14 10:49:34 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:3838 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3838

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2025-04-16 19:57:39 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:3961 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:3961