vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2022-50083: kernel: ext4: add EXT4_INODE_HAS_XATTR_SPACE macro in xattr.h (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 18, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 18, 2025
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Nov 14, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: add EXT4_INODE_HAS_XATTR_SPACE macro in xattr.h
When adding an xattr to an inode, we must ensure that the inode_size is
not less than EXT4_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE + extra_isize + pad. Otherwise,
the end position may be greater than the start position, resulting in UAF.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-kernel
References
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