{"id":"CVE-2022-49109","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nceph: fix inode reference leakage in ceph_get_snapdir()\n\nThe ceph_get_inode() will search for or insert a new inode into the\nhash for the given vino, and return a refer…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nceph: fix inode reference leakage in ceph_get_snapdir()\n\nThe ceph_get_inode() will search for or insert a new inode into the\nhash for the given vino, and return a refer…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel >= 2.6.35, < 5.15.34","linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.20","linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.3","linux_kernel = 2.6.34"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.17.3"],"published":"2025-02-26","updated":"2026-08-13","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49109","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/322794d3355c33adcc4feace0045d85a8e4ed813","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae7163598c611a8892698e0c056fe794e52b44b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cd21981dedfb4fe9f344529e4be35727cb10940","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2d9bb3f06abddefdfa740b0a604575b6797e1bf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00253,"epssPercentile":0.17079,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-13T00:57:22.381Z","slug":"CVE-2022-49109","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nceph: fix inode reference leakage in ceph_get_snapdir()\n\nThe ceph_get_inode() will search for or insert a new inode into the\nhash for the given vino, and return a reference to it. If new is\nnon-NULL, its reference is consumed.\n\nWe should release the reference when in error handing cases.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel >= 2.6.35, < 5.15.34`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.16.20`\n- `linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.3`\n- `linux_kernel = 2.6.34`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.17.3`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}