#VU120431 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50762
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120431
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-2022-50762
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 an out-of-bounds read error within the true_sectors_per_clst() 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/4b51f27d4448c84957bce190292f75d4896d56b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe280ae85177c2323ae8c9849ff27a3a6b69506
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95afb464c86c6e9e95ea9e595282fa6f693072e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caad9dd8792a2622737b7273cb34835fd9536cd2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2