CVE-2022-49914

linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix inode list leak during backref walkin...

CVE-2022-49914 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49914, released May 1, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
10th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix inode list leak during backref walking at resolve_indirect_refs() During backref walking, at resolve_indirect_refs(), if we get an error we jump to the 'out' label and call ulist_free() on the 'parents' ulist, which frees all the elements in the ulist - however that does not free any inode lists that may be attached to elements, through the 'aux' field of a ulist node, so we end up leaking lists if we have any attached to the unodes. Fix this by calling free_leaf_list() instead of ulist_free() when we exit from resolve_indirect_refs(). The static function free_leaf_list() is moved up for this to be possible and it's slightly simplified by removing unnecessary code.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.0.8-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49914 May 1, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.0.8-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49914 May 1, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.0.8-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49914 May 1, 2025

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