PT-2025-40150 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2025-10-01 · Updated 2025-10-23 · CVE-2022-50465

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem related to the fast-commit journal. Specifically, uninitialized memory could be leaked to disk when space at the end of fast-commit journal blocks was unused. The issue was addressed by ensuring this unused space is zeroed out.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-05863

CVE-2022-50465

RHSA-2023:2458

SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 863

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50465.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8b7922374b00a44137e5bcdd46ef86c8b065f27 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-05863 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ba03eb03dc2dccb5450de388ea46bdcaaf8348 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50465 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/594bc43b410316d70bb42aeff168837888d96810 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50465 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50465 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1fb65e8ce85c281d2cba9c236f9edbbc4eaca6 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/871800770d7f2f952c7249ad52485c3564dab44e · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50465 · Vendor Advisory