#VU120749 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50864
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120749
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-2022-50864
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 nilfs_store_log_cursor(), load_nilfs() and init_nilfs() functions in fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.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/8b6ef451b5701b37d9a5905534595776a662edfc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a16731fa1b96226c75bbf18e73513b14fc318360
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddb6615a168f97b91175e00eda4c644741cf531c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebeccaaef67a4895d2496ab8d9c2fb8d89201211
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec93b5430ec0f60877a5388bb023d60624f9ab9f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.163