CVE-2022-49469 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-49469

btrfs: fix anon_dev leak in create_subvol()

Vulnerability Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix anon_dev leak in create_subvol() When btrfs_qgroup_inherit(), btrfs_alloc_tree_block, or btrfs_insert_root() fail in create_subvol(), we return without freeing anon_dev. Reorganize the error handling in create_subvol() to fix this.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2dfb1e43f57dd3aeaa66f7cf05d068db2d4c8788, 917d608fe375041eb7f29befa6a6d7fd3cf32dde, 5.8.3, 5.9, 0, 5.17.14, 5.18.3, 5.19

Timeline

Official Publish: February 26th, 2025
Last Modified: May 23rd, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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