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CVE-2022-49343

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: avoid cycles in directory h-tree A maliciously corrupted filesystem can contain cycles in the h-tree stored inside a directory. That can easily lead to the kernel corrupting tree nodes that were already verified under its hands while doing a node split and consequently accessing unallocated memory. Fix the problem by verifying traversed block numbers are unique.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.10.127-1CVE-2022-49343
Fixed in:5.18.5-1CVE-2022-49343
Fixed in:5.18.5-1CVE-2022-49343
Fixed in:5.18.5-1CVE-2022-49343

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days
19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

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