PT-2025-49463
CVE-2022-50622
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Published
2022-09-30
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Updated
2026-02-24
Description by
CVSS 2.0
4.6
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A memory leak exists within the ext4 filesystem code, specifically in the
ext4 fc record modified inode() function. The issue arises because krealloc may return NULL, potentially preventing the proper freeing of memory associated with state->fc modified inodes, leading to a memory leak.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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