#VU119768 Improper error handling in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50638
Published: December 10, 2025 / Updated: December 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119768
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-2022-50638
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 swap_inode_boot_loader() function in fs/ext4/ioctl.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/5f8d36abd2059bf1bd016b17d1fe78d8613deddd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71e99ec1315fe98d322b17b9a28f204aaf15ffee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78e335fb573e6a85718c4c24d5a052718a99a9ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/991ed014de0840c5dc405b679168924afb2952ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a125c8806b7d3c3815b6f9f59d395b9d7527b0ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a95ba369255ddcdc5e43d38bc5203537bdf3a518
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d480a49c15c465cb9a16db1379f4996e9b5bb9cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e76ede9d2c9e0af4573342b56d7cdbf757c18084
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/feec0ea94c5ef4aa118750284c8a921698733ef2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.18