#VU115594 Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50293
Published: September 16, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115594
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-2022-50293
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption within the btrfs_drop_extents() function in fs/btrfs/file.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/162d053e15fe985f754ef495a96eb3db970c43ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1baf3370e2dc5e6bd1368348736189457dab2a27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50f993da945074b2a069da099a0331b23a0c89a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fbcb635c8fc927d139f3302babcf1b42c09265c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16