#VU120751 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50841
Published: December 30, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120751
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-2022-50841
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 mi_enum_attr() function in fs/ntfs3/record.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/0bb9f93ba63acfdb7c363d9f9fc2199fc6fa913d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1f0b873cf6ac1f00a749707d866494ed0708978
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4489ba8fb806e07b43eecca5e9af5865d94cbf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e19c6277652efba203af4ecd8eed4bd30a0054c9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.87
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.2