# CVE-2022-50451: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() e...

CVE-2022-50451 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50451, released October 1, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50451
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0017
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 1, 2025

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:  fs/ntfs3: Fix memory leak on ntfs_fill_super() error path  syzbot reported kmemleak as below:  BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff8880122f1540 (size 32):   comm "a.out", pid 6664, jiffies 4294939771 (age 25.500s)   hex dump (first 32 bytes):     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................     00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ed ff ed ff 00 00 00 00  ................   backtrace:     [<ffffffff81b16052>] ntfs_init_fs_context+0x22/0x1c0     [<ffffffff8164aaa7>] alloc_fs_context+0x217/0x430     [<ffffffff81626dd4>] path_mount+0x704/0x1080     [<ffffffff81627e7c>] __x64_sys_mount+0x18c/0x1d0     [<ffffffff84593e14>] do_syscall_64+0x34/0xb0     [<ffffffff84600087>] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd  This patch fixes this issue by freeing mount options on error path of ntfs_fill_super().

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | linux Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50451](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50451.md) | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50451](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50451.md) | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Linux | linux Debian 14 | 6.1.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50451](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-50451.md) | Oct 1, 2025 |

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