exfat: check if cluster num is valid
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: check if cluster num is valid Syzbot reported slab-out-of-bounds read in exfat_clear_bitmap. This was triggered by reproducer calling truncute with size 0, which causes the following trace: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in exfat_clear_bitmap+0x147/0x490 fs/exfat/balloc.c:174 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888115aa9508 by task syz-executor251/365 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x1e2/0x24b lib/dump_stack.c:118 print_address_description+0x81/0x3c0 mm/kasan/report.c:233 __kasan_report mm/kasan/report.c:419 [inline] kasan_report+0x1a4/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:436 __asan_report_load8_noabort+0x14/0x20 mm/kasan/report_generic.c:309 exfat_clear_bitmap+0x147/0x490 fs/exfat/balloc.c:174 exfat_free_cluster+0x25a/0x4a0 fs/exfat/fatent.c:181 __exfat_truncate+0x99e/0xe00 fs/exfat/file.c:217 exfat_truncate+0x11b/0x4f0 fs/exfat/file.c:243 exfat_setattr+0xa03/0xd40 fs/exfat/file.c:339 notify_change+0xb76/0xe10 fs/attr.c:336 do_truncate+0x1ea/0x2d0 fs/open.c:65 Move the is_valid_cluster() helper from fatent.c to a common header to make it reusable in other *.c files. And add is_valid_cluster() to validate if cluster number is within valid range in exfat_clear_bitmap() and exfat_set_bitmap().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.7 and later | 5.10.120, 5.15.45, 5.17.13, 5.18.2, 5.19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.7 and later Fixed in 5.10.120, 5.15.45, 5.17.13, 5.18.2, 5.19 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7 to before 5.10.120; 5.11 to before 5.15.45; 5.16 to before 5.17.13; 5.18 to before 5.18.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 to before 5.10.120; 5.11 to before 5.15.45; 5.16 to before 5.17.13; 5.18 to before 5.18.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.120, 5.15.45, 5.17.13, 5.18.2, 5.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49560
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cw2g-cg54-pv6r
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82f723b8a5adf497f9e34c702a30ca7298615654
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c504167adc3248095a905fa0700a9693897cb5ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c58b14b6f9cde9f69e7fa053ab73f6e013a7131
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2193286402df2d9c53294f7a858d5e6fd7346e08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ba4b15e5c045f8b746c6da5fc9be9a6b00b61d
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49560 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49560 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cw2g-cg54-pv6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49560 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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