CVE-2022-49705: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p: fix fid refcount leak in v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl We need to release directory fid if we fail halfway through open This fixes fid leaking with xfstests generic 531
CVE-2022-49705CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2022-49705: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p: fix fid refcount leak in v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl We need to release directory fid if we fail halfway through open This fixes fid leaking with xfstests generic 531

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
15.36%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: 9p: fix fid refcount leak in v9fs_vfs_atomic_open_dotl We need to release directory fid if we fail halfway through open This fixes fid leaking with xfstests generic 531

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