#VU115534 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50235
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115534
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50235
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the nfsd_init_dirlist_pages() function in fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c. A local user can escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00b4492686e0497fdb924a9d4c8f6f99377e176c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e57d696f60dee6117a8ace0cac7c5761d375277
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2a878095b5c6f04f90553a3c45872f990dab14e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7f225090c29a5f3b9419b1af32846a201555e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f59c74df82f6ac9d2ea4e01aa3ae7c6c4481652d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.3