CVE-2022-49107: ceph: fix memory leak in ceph_readdir when note_last_dentry returns error
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-49107 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 26-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
17%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.25% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu108 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-37.39
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1011.14
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 2817b000b02c5f0c05af67c01fb2684e1381d6ef, < f4429786129648a8f4bb1e5faa143c4478cc5c4a | ≥ 2817b000b02c5f0c05af67c01fb2684e1381d6ef, < 2fe82d3254029ef9ec4e7be890125d5ef4f537de | ≥ 2817b000b02c5f0c05af67c01fb2684e1381d6ef, < e792575b902a3939ca482491ee9fb3a236f99640 | ≥ 2817b000b02c5f0c05af67c01fb2684e1381d6ef, < 7f740ede35132d3d5d19747cad56a511d21bb156 | ≥ 2817b000b02c5f0c05af67c01fb2684e1381d6ef, < f639d9867eea647005dc824e0e24f39ffc50d4e4 | 2.6.34
- linux_kernel< 5.10.111 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.34 | ≥ 5.16, < 5.16.20 | ≥ 5.17, < 5.17.3
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.17.3-1
3 vendors · 111 products
