Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50746
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: erofs: validate the extent length for uncompressed pclusters syzkaller reported a KASAN use-after-free: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=2ae90e873e97f1faf6f2 The referenced fuzzed image actually has two issues: - m_pa == 0 as a non-inlined pcluster; - The logical length is longer than its physical length. The first issue has already been addressed. This patch addresses the second issue by checking the extent length validity.
EPSS: 0.002 (11.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 02827e1796b33f1794966f5c3101f8da2dfa9c1d, 4.19, 0
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50746?
- CVE-2022-50746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-12-24.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50746?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.