#VU120750 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50869
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120750
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-2022-50869
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 read_log_page() and log_read_rst() functions in fs/ntfs3/fslog.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/6d076293e5bffdf897ea5f975669206e09beed6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf86a640a34947d92062996e1a75b9cd9d83dd19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecfbd57cf9c5ca225184ae266ce44ae473792132
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed686e7a26dd19ae6b46bb662f735acfa88ff7bc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.87