CVE-2022-50372 | cifs: Fix memory leak when build ntlmssp negotiate blob failed

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix memory leak when build ntlmssp negotiate blob failed There is a memory leak when mount cifs: unreferenced object 0xffff888166059600 (size 448): comm "mount.cifs", pid 51391, jiffies 4295596373 (age 330.596s) hex dump (first 32 bytes): fe 53 4d 42 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 82 00 .SMB@........... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace: [<0000000060609a61>] mempool_alloc+0xe1/0x260 [<00000000adfa6c63>] cifs_small_buf_get+0x24/0x60 [<00000000ebb404c7>] __smb2_plain_req_init+0x32/0x460 [<00000000bcf875b4>] SMB2_sess_alloc_buffer+0xa4/0x3f0 [<00000000753a2987>] SMB2_sess_auth_rawntlmssp_negotiate+0xf5/0x480 [<00000000f0c1f4f9>] SMB2_sess_setup+0x253/0x410 [<00000000a8b83303>] cifs_setup_session+0x18f/0x4c0 [<00000000854bd16d>] cifs_get_smb_ses+0xae7/0x13c0 [<000000006cbc43d9>] mount_get_conns+0x7a/0x730 [<000000005922d816>] cifs_mount+0x103/0xd10 [<00000000e33def3b>] cifs_smb3_do_mount+0x1dd/0xc90 [<0000000078034979>] smb3_get_tree+0x1d5/0x300 [<000000004371f980>] vfs_get_tree+0x41/0xf0 [<00000000b670d8a7>] path_mount+0x9b3/0xdd0 [<000000005e839a7d>] __x64_sys_mount+0x190/0x1d0 [<000000009404c3b9>] do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 When build ntlmssp negotiate blob failed, the session setup request should be freed.

Published: 2025-09-17 Last update: 2026-01-14 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-50372 is rated Low Risk (23.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-50372

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-18 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-50372

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-50372

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-50372

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-50372 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50372
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50372
suse low — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50372/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-50372 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1414 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1017, ignored 158, not-affected 148, released 90, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50372

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-50372

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.0.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-50372

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