PT-2025-53933 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2022-50815
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Published
2022-01-01
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Updated
2026-08-23
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
linux (affected versions not specified)
Description
The Linux kernel contains a flaw related to the ext2 filesystem. Insufficient sanity checks for group and filesystem size could allow mounting crafted filesystems with extremely large group counts. This could potentially lead to issues during filesystem operations.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Debian
Linux Kernel
Ext2