CVE-2022-49897

fscrypt: fix keyring memory leak on mount failure

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fscrypt: fix keyring memory leak on mount failure Commit d7e7b9af104c ("fscrypt: stop using keyrings subsystem for
fscrypt_master_key") moved the keyring destruction from __put_super() to
generic_shutdown_super() so that the filesystem's block device(s) are
still available. Unfortunately, this causes a memory leak in the case
where a mount is attempted with the test_dummy_encryption mount option,
but the mount fails after the option has already been processed. To fix this, attempt the keyring destruction in both places.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fscrypt: fix keyring memory leak on mount failure Commit d7e7b9af104c ("fscrypt: stop using keyrings subsystem for fscrypt_master_key") moved the keyring destruction from __put_super() to generic_shutdown_super() so that the filesystem's block device(s) are still available. Unfortunately, this causes a memory leak in the case where a mount is attempted with the test_dummy_encryption mount option, but the mount fails after the option has already been processed. To fix this, attempt the keyring destruction in both places.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-05-01 CVE Reserved
2025-05-01 CVE Published
2025-05-01 CVE Updated
---------- EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccd30a476f8e864732de220bd50e6f372f5ebcab	2022-10-20
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29997a6fa60de1de2fa0de471e7652efa6e95868	2022-11-10
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff805b1518f38d57866065343db2285f2dcd5ab	2022-11-10
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b1747653b102c555bac745ebe5ca86cdd20e43f	2022-11-10

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< mainline Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < mainline"		en		Affected