# CVE-2022-50059: ceph: don't leak snap\_rwsem in handle\_cap\_grant

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, fixed in aee18421bda6bf12a7cba6a3d7751c0e1cfd0094; from 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, fixed in f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d77; from 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, fixed in a090cc69699ec2d11b5e34cee8c61f0d4b0068cb; from 6f05b30ea063a2a05dda47a4105a69267ae5270f, fixed in 58dd4385577ed7969b80cdc9e2a31575aba6c712
- Linux: 5.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.10.138; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.63; from 5.16.0, fixed in 5.19.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ceph: don't leak snap_rwsem in handle_cap_grant When handle_cap_grant is called on an IMPORT op, then the snap_rwsem is held and the function is expected to release it before returning. It currently fails to do that in all cases which could lead to a deadlock.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.138, 5.15.63, 5.19.4) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aee18421bda6bf12a7cba6a3d7751c0e1cfd0094
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f546faa216d0f53a42ca73ba1fd8c48765b22d77
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a090cc69699ec2d11b5e34cee8c61f0d4b0068cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58dd4385577ed7969b80cdc9e2a31575aba6c712

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