CVE-2022-49166

low-risk
Published 2025-02-26

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: add sanity check on allocation size ntfs_read_inode_mount invokes ntfs_malloc_nofs with zero allocation size. It triggers one BUG in the __ntfs_malloc function. Fix this by adding sanity check on ni->attr_list_size.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (9)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07793d2e55563124108762f4e5f811db92ffe02f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115fae2c1566eacc5ad2055f72521354612e72c3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21d490232f323ed4053eb9924615e6fea291f154
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ab2d4ef52c2dbb62a60844b87fc8872383407a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714fbf2647b1a33d914edd695d4da92029c7e7c0
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b230f2d9441a34c7f483d39ab78519bcf73cc2e0
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8d7daa0e53b184a2f3c6e0d47330780d0a0650
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c641087d381a08363e5f14179bc6b0a23eca7c47
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe41ad8be036a3de3e4bdde709551aeb4de2fe7d
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal