CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-50861

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.51%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a vulnerability in the NFSD server causes sending unnecessary garbage data beyond the end of the reply message for NFSv2 GETACL requests. This is due to leftover code that set the page_len of the send buffer, which is no longer needed after the XDR stream encoder conversion. Clients typically ignore this data, but NFSD should not send it as it leaks stale memory contents.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can lead to memory disclosure from the kernel, potentially exposing sensitive information. Although clients usually ignore the data, there is a risk of interception.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2022-50861. Monitor security advisories and apply patches promptly.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Finish converting the NFSv2 GETACL result encoder The xdr_stream conversion inadvertently left some code that set the page_len of the send buffer. The XDR stream encoders should handle this automatically now. This oversight adds garbage past the end of the Reply message. Clients typically ignore the garbage, but NFSD does not need to send it, as it leaks stale memory contents onto the wire.

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