CVE-2022-50205

low-risk
Published 2025-06-18

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext2: Add more validity checks for inode counts Add checks verifying number of inodes stored in the superblock matches the number computed from number of inodes per group. Also verify we have at least one block worth of inodes per group. This prevents crashes on corrupted filesystems.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% 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 (8)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07303a9abe3a997d9864fb4315e34b5acfe8fc25
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bcdc31094a12b4baf59e241feabc9787cf635fa
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e63c5fe9123fa76ffaeff26c211308736ec3a07
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a48fdc88a3c35e046a6a0a38eba00f21c65b16e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96b18d3a1be0354ccce43f0ef61b5a3d7e432552
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3f423683818cfe15de14d5d9dff44148ff16bbf
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d08bb199a406424a8ed0009efdf41710e6d849ee
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa78f336937240d1bc598db817d638086060e7e9
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal