#VU116327 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50451
Published: October 1, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116327
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-2022-50451
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the ntfs_fill_super() function in fs/ntfs3/super.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2600c80ea7b39f987c3fa89287e73d62e322bbbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dd9ccfb06bcdad30ad92d96c3affa38a458679e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51e76a232f8c037f1d9e9922edc25b003d5f3414
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff0df7d9cdbb12878155168b5234e99029e5377f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.17