#VU117582 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50581
Published: October 23, 2025 / Updated: October 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117582
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-2022-50581
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 hfs_write_inode() function in fs/hfs/inode.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/2344f17c0a89c181ab1a9fef57fd8c3bddfd6e30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367296925c7625c3969d2a78d7a3e1dee161beb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fd3a11804c8877ff11fec59c5c53f1635331e3e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c40f2dbae603ef0bd21e87c63f54ec59fd88256
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d824e69d9f3fa3121b2dda25053bae71e2460d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90103ccb6e60aa4efe48993d23d6a528472f2233
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfc9d8f27f89717431a6aecce42ae230b437433f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c886c10a6eddb99923b315f42bf63f448883ef9a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e692917c6e10a7066c7a6d092dcdc3d4e329f3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.0.16