CVE-2022-49166
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CVE-2022-49166 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: add sanity check on allocation size ntfs_read_inode_mount invokes ntfs_malloc_nofs with zero allocation size. It triggers one BUG in the __ntfs_malloc function. Fix this by adding sanity check on ni->attr_list_size.. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: add sanity check on allocation size ntfs_read_inode_mount invokes ntfs_malloc_nofs with zero allocation size. It triggers one BUG in the __ntfs_malloc function. Fix this by adding sanity check on ni->attr_list_size.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 4.9.311 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.10, < 4.14.276 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.15, < 4.19.238 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.20, < 5.4.189 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.5, < 5.10.110 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.11, < 5.15.33 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.16, < 5.16.19 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 5.17, < 5.17.2 |
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