CVE-2022-49704

kernel: 9p: fix fid refcount leak in v9fs_vfs_get_link

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 26, 2025

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

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

9p: fix fid refcount leak in v9fs_vfs_get_link

we check for protocol version later than required, after a fid has been obtained. Just move the version check earlier.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-402 · Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')