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TI-2022-25213 Aliases CVE-2022-49708GHSA-67hq-69g7-2v5w

ext4: fix bug_on ext4_mb_use_inode_pa

Priority LOW 25CWE-617Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix bug_on ext4_mb_use_inode_pa Hulk Robot reported a BUG_ON: ================================================================== kernel BUG at fs/ext4/mballoc.c:3211! [...] RIP: 0010:ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used.cold+0x85/0x136f [...] Call Trace: ext4_mb_new_blocks+0x9df/0x5d30 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x1803/0x4d80 ext4_map_blocks+0x3a4/0x1a10 ext4_writepages+0x126d/0x2c30 do_writepages+0x7f/0x1b0 __filemap_fdatawrite_range+0x285/0x3b0 file_write_and_wait_range+0xb1/0x140 ext4_sync_file+0x1aa/0xca0 vfs_fsync_range+0xfb/0x260 do_fsync+0x48/0xa0 [...] ================================================================== Above issue may happen as follows: ------------------------------------- do_fsync vfs_fsync_range ext4_sync_file file_write_and_wait_range __filemap_fdatawrite_range do_writepages ext4_writepages mpage_map_and_submit_extent mpage_map_one_extent ext4_map_blocks ext4_mb_new_blocks ext4_mb_normalize_request >>> start + size <= ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical ext4_mb_regular_allocator ext4_mb_simple_scan_group ext4_mb_use_best_found ext4_mb_new_preallocation ext4_mb_new_inode_pa ext4_mb_use_inode_pa >>> set ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len <= 0 ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used >>> BUG_ON(ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len <= 0); we can easily reproduce this problem with the following commands: `fallocate -l100M disk` `mkfs.ext4 -b 1024 -g 256 disk` `mount disk /mnt` `fsstress -d /mnt -l 0 -n 1000 -p 1` The size must be smaller than or equal to EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP. Therefore, "start + size <= ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical" may occur when the size is truncated. So start should be the start position of the group where ac_o_ex.fe_logical is located after alignment. In addition, when the value of fe_logical or EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP is very large, the value calculated by start_off is more accurate.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00284 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.9.320, 3.3, 3.11 +12Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.9.14 to before 4.9.320; 3.2.89 to before 3.3; 3.10.107 to before 3.11; 3.12.72 to before 3.13; 3.16.44 to before 3.17; 4.1.40 to before 4.2; 4.4.53 to before 4.5; 4.10.2 to before 4.114.9.320, 3.3, 3.11, 3.13, 3.17, 4.2, 4.5, 4.11Patch availableCNA
LinuxLinux4.11 and later4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249, 5.4.200, 5.10.124, 5.15.49, 5.18.6, 5.19Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.9.14 to before 4.9.320; 3.2.89 to before 3.3; 3.10.107 to before 3.11; 3.12.72 to before 3.13; 3.16.44 to before 3.17; 4.1.40 to before 4.2; 4.4.53 to before 4.5; 4.10.2 to before 4.11 Fixed in 4.9.320, 3.3, 3.11, 3.13, 3.17, 4.2, 4.5, 4.11 Patch available CNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.11 and later Fixed in 4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249, 5.4.200, 5.10.124, 5.15.49, 5.18.6, 5.19 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.89 to before 3.3; 3.10.107 to before 3.11; 3.12.72 to before 3.13; 3.16.44 to before 3.17; 4.1.40 to before 4.2; 4.4.53 to before 4.5; 4.9.14 to before 4.9.320; 4.10.2 to before 4.14.285; 4.15 to before 4.19.249; 4.20 to before 5.4.200; 5.5 to before 5.10.124; 5.11 to before 5.15.49; 5.16 to before 5.18.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.19 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.19 rc2VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.89 to before 3.3; 3.10.107 to before 3.11; 3.12.72 to before 3.13; 3.16.44 to before 3.17; 4.1.40 to before 4.2; 4.4.53 to before 4.5; 4.9.14 to before 4.9.320; 4.10.2 to before 4.14.285; 4.15 to before 4.19.249; 4.20 to before 5.4.200; 5.5 to before 5.10.124; 5.11 to before 5.15.49; 5.16 to before 5.18.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.320, 3.3, 3.11, 3.13, 3.17, 4.2, 4.5, 4.11
  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.320, 4.14.285, 4.19.249, 5.4.200, 5.10.124, 5.15.49, 5.18.6, 5.19

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:8267 Released 2022-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 +14
  • RHSA-2022:7683 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 +19

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7683
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:8267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:8267
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7683
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:8267
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49708
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67hq-69g7-2v5w

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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