Overview: CVE-2022-50372 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CIFS (Common Internet File System) implementation. Specifically, it occurs when building an NTLMSSP negotiate blob fails during the mounting of a CIFS share. This affects systems running the Linux kernel. Severity: Rated as Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability has a local attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring local user privileges. The potential impact is a high availability impact due to the memory leak, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. Exploitation Status: There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating low public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.16, < 6.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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