Infinite loop in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49880
Published: May 2, 2025 / Updated: May 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108349
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-49880
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ext4_ext_migrate() function in fs/ext4/migrate.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-49880
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a43c015e98121c91a76154edf42280ce1a8a883
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0de5ee103747fd3a24f1c010c79caabe35e8f0bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8f787ef547230a3249bcf897221ef0cc78481b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5370b965b7a945bb8f48b9ee23d83a76a947902e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72743d5598b9096950bbfd6a9b7f173d156eea97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/890d738f569fa9412b70ba09f15407f17a52da20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89bee03d2fb8c54119b38ac6c24e7d60fae036b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3bf1e95cfa7d950dc3c064d0c2e3d06b427bc63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.299