PT-2025-37491
CVE-2022-50235
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Published
2022-09-26
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Updated
2025-11-24
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A buffer overflow issue was identified in the NFSv2 READDIR functionality within the Linux kernel. The vulnerability stemmed from a missing limit on the
@count argument, potentially allowing for a buffer overflow attack. Restoring the previous limit on the @count argument addresses this issue.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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