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CVE-2022-50815 Details

ANALYZED

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext2: Add sanity checks for group and filesystem size Add sanity check that filesystem size does not exceed the underlying device size and that group size is big enough so that metadata can fit into it. This avoid trying to mount some crafted filesystems with extremely large group counts.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NDDVolerionCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/321440079763998076b75e0c802524e2218a7d97 kernel.orgSource CodeVendor
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40ff52527daec00cf1530c17a95636916ddd3b38 kernel.orgSource CodeVendor
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d766f2d1e3e3bd44024a7f971ffcf8b8fbb7c5d2 kernel.orgSource CodeVendor

Weakness Enumeration

No weakness enumeration is available for this CVE.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Linux kernel
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:kernel:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

Change History

2 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-50815
NVD Published Date:
Dec 30, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2022-50815 Details - Not Deferred