#VU116530 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50478
Published: October 5, 2025 / Updated: October 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116530
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-2022-50478
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_valid_sb() function 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/1012ff77284e3bec0ec0a35a820b03ec43dec2cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/610a2a3d7d8be3537458a378ec69396a76c385b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62d11ec205ef14d8acf172cfc9904fdbf200025a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0ea3df56cccd53398d0289f399f19d43136b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3ba54025357440d6c4414c670984f628c6f6bf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6f89b10042baca218c8598d6db5a44c7e32625f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b47f5c579c8186f7f5ab5e4254e0734ea5b7bf7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d464b035c0613856d012cf1704879d3ff3f057fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d706485dffbbbf848e681edda29c7a46ac55698c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.229