CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49343

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability was found in the ext4 filesystem that allows cycles in the h-tree stored inside a directory. A maliciously corrupted filesystem can lead to kernel corruption of tree nodes and access to unallocated memory. The issue is fixed by verifying that traversed block numbers are unique.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with the ability to mount a corrupted filesystem could cause a kernel crash or potentially access unallocated memory, leading to system integrity compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a patched version as soon as possible. Also, avoid mounting untrusted filesystems.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid cycles in directory h-tree A maliciously corrupted filesystem can contain cycles in the h-tree stored inside a directory. That can easily lead to the kernel corrupting tree nodes that were already verified under its hands while doing a node split and consequently accessing unallocated memory. Fix the problem by verifying traversed block numbers are unique.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS