The vulnerability of the cifs_flock() function in the fs/cifs/file.c module of the Linux kernel file system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the cifsflock function in the fs/cifs/file.c module of the Linux kernel file system is related to a memory leak. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

GSD-2022-1006981 cifs: Fix xid leak in cifs_flock()

cifs: Fix xid leak in cifsflock This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.15.76 by commit 8905d13b9ede4caa88c577faed832d6c7383f4fb, it...