CVE-2022-49360
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-49360 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to do sanity check on total_data_blocks
As Yanming reported in bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215916
The kernel message is shown below:
kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/segment.c:2560!
Call Trace:
allocate_segment_by_default+0x228/0x440
f2fs_allocate_data_block+0x13d1/0x31f0
do_write_page+0x18d/0x710
f2fs_outplace_write_data+0x151/0x250
f2fs_do_write_data_page+0xef9/0x1980
move_data_page+0x6af/0xbc0
do_garbage_collect+0x312f/0x46f0
f2fs_gc+0x6b0/0x3bc0
f2fs_balance_fs+0x921/0x2260
f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x16be/0x2370
f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x428/0xd00
f2fs_write_data_pages+0x96e/0xd50
do_writepages+0x168/0x550
__writeback_single_inode+0x9f/0x870
writeback_sb_inodes+0x47d/0xb20
__writeback_inodes_wb+0xb2/0x200
wb_writeback+0x4bd/0x660
wb_workfn+0x5f3/0xab0
process_one_work+0x79f/0x13e0
worker_thread+0x89/0xf60
kthread+0x26a/0x300
ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30
RIP: 0010:new
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 3.8, < 5.10.121 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-49360?
CVE-2022-49360 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on February 26, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49360?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-49360?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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