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fs/ntfs3: provide block_invalidate_folio to fix memory leak

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: provide block_invalidate_folio to fix memory leak The ntfs3 filesystem lacks the 'invalidate_folio' method and it causes memory leak. If you write to the filesystem and then unmount it, the cached written data are not freed and they are permanently leaked.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.18.3
CVEs
CVE-2022-49550
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 18:02 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

fs/ntfs3: provide block_invalidate_folio to fix memory leak

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Feb 2025, 02:14 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: provide block_invalidate_folio to fix memory leak The ntfs3 filesystem lacks the 'invalidate_folio' method and it causes memory leak. If you write to the filesystem and then unmount it, the cached written data are not freed and they are permanently leaked.

osv:CVE-2022-49550

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.18.3

Complete source record
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