#VU104742 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49255
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104742
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-2022-49255
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling within the f2fs_handle_failed_inode() function in fs/f2fs/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/005f9cdab70c915702254c5eb67a8efced80e821
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a11a873749c6375bb668953fa1a196d8538d26b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fef99b8372c1ae3d8445ab570e888b5a358dbe9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8579b413af100ec5f3592bd6cf11559312b380c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa80bf73e3b3fb7026d343c77b3ddc849e26a095
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1eaaf6cadedf638e17017b0a04d56308405ac10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.33