Memory Leak in ksmbd's smb2_handle_negotiate in Linux Kernel 5.15 through 5.19 before 5.19.2

Memory Leak in ksmbd's smb2_handle_negotiate in Linux Kernel 5.15 through 5.19 before 5.19.2

CVE-2022-47941 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

An issue was discovered in ksmbd in the Linux kernel 5.15 through 5.19 before 5.19.2. fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c omits a kfree call in certain smb2_handle_negotiate error conditions, aka a memory leak.

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