Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2022-50861
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Finish converting the NFSv2 GETACL result encoder The xdr_stream conversion inadvertently left some code that set the page_len of the send buffer. The XDR stream encoders should handle this automatically now. This oversight adds garbage past the end of the Reply message. Clients typically ignore the garbage, but NFSD does not need to send it, as it leaks stale memory contents onto the wire.
EPSS: 0.002 (10.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 6677b0d16abe77702040768c96e2ea17cd5b3f6e, f8cba47344f794b54373189bec23195b51020faf, 5.13
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-50861?
- CVE-2022-50861 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-30.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50861?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.