CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-22079

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the OCFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel, the l_tree_depth field (16-bit) is not validated before use, potentially causing out-of-bounds access if it has an invalid value (e.g., from a corrupted disk). Maximum depth is limited to OCFS2_MAX_PATH_DEPTH.

Risk Assessment

An invalid l_tree_depth value from a corrupted disk can cause out-of-bounds memory access, leading to system crashes or potential security compromise.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds validation of l_tree_depth before use to prevent out-of-bounds access.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: validate l_tree_depth to avoid out-of-bounds access The l_tree_depth field is 16-bit (__le16), but the actual maximum depth is limited to OCFS2_MAX_PATH_DEPTH. Add a check to prevent out-of-bounds access if l_tree_depth has an invalid value, which may occur when reading from a corrupted mounted disk [1].

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