#VU104519 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49560

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#VU104519 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49560

Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU104519
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49560
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the exfat_ent_set() function in fs/exfat/fatent.c, within the exfat_set_bitmap() and exfat_clear_bitmap() functions in fs/exfat/balloc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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