CVE-2022-48712

HIGH7.8

ext4: fix error handling in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode()

Published Jun 20, 2024

Modified 1 months ago

Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: fix error handling in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode()

Current code does not fully takes care of krealloc() error case, which could lead to silent memory corruption or a kernel bug. This patch fixes that.

Also it cleans up some duplicated error handling logic from various functions in fast_commit.c file.

References

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJun 20, 2024

ModifiedMay 11, 2026

CVE-2022-48712 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence