CVE-2022-49107

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

ceph: fix memory leak in ceph_readdir when note_last_dentry returns error

Reset the last_readdir at the same time, and add a comment explaining why we don't free last_readdir when dir_emit returns false.

This vulnerability is rated as Low severity because exploitation requires local access, an active Ceph filesystem mount, and specific directory iteration error conditions that result only in a gradual memory leak rather than arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation. The Ceph filesystem kernel module is not loaded by default in Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments unless explicitly mounted by an administrator. Consequently, deployments without Ceph storage integration remain unaffected.

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