CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-50302

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.34%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's lockd module, an issue was found where the file_lock structure is not fully initialized when unlocking files. Missing fields such as fl_file could lead to a crash (Oops) in NFSv3 re-export scenarios.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability could lead to a system crash (kernel panic) in environments using NFS, potentially causing service disruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that ensures full initialization of the file_lock structure before calling vfs_lock_file().

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: lockd: set other missing fields when unlocking files vfs_lock_file() expects the struct file_lock to be fully initialised by the caller. Re-exported NFSv3 has been seen to Oops if the fl_file field is NULL.

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