PT-2025-8277 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Jan Kara
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Published
2022-05-24
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Updated
2025-04-16
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CVE-2022-49343
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| 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 maliciously corrupted filesystem can contain cycles in the h-tree stored inside a directory, potentially leading to the kernel corrupting tree nodes and accessing unallocated memory. The issue arises when the kernel does a node split and traverses block numbers that are not unique.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Allocation of Resources Without Limits
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Astra Linux
Centos
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse