CVE-2022-50277

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the Linux kernel where mounting a filesystem with a journal inode possessing the encrypt flag can lead to a NULL dereference within the fscrypt limit io blocks() function when the 'inlinecrypt' mount option is utilized. This occurs because the encryption key is not set up for the journal inode, resulting in a crash.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.