CVE-2022-49879
5.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-49879 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 1, 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:
ext4: fix BUG_ON() when directory entry has invalid rec_len
The rec_len field in the directory entry has to be a multiple of 4. A
corrupted filesystem image can be used to hit a BUG() in
ext4_rec_len_to_disk(), called from make_indexed_dir().
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at fs/ext4/ext4.h:2413!
...
RIP: 0010:make_indexed_dir+0x53f/0x5f0
...
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? add_dirent_to_buf+0x1b2/0x200
ext4_add_entry+0x36e/0x480
ext4_add_nondir+0x2b/0xc0
ext4_create+0x163/0x200
path_openat+0x635/0xe90
do_filp_open+0xb4/0x160
? __create_object.isra.0+0x1de/0x3b0
? _raw_spin_unlock+0x12/0x30
do_sys_openat2+0x91/0x150
__x64_sys_open+0x6c/0xa0
do_syscall_64+0x3c/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
The fix simply adds a call to ext4_check_dir_entry() to validate the
directory entry, returning -EFSCORRUPTED if the entry is invalid.
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 | >= 0, < 5.4.224 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-49879?
CVE-2022-49879 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on May 1, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49879?
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-2022-49879?
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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