hfs: Fix OOB Write in hfs_asc2mac
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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: hfs: Fix OOB Write in hfs_asc2mac Syzbot reported a OOB Write bug: loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 64 ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hfs_asc2mac+0x467/0x9a0 fs/hfs/trans.c:133 Write of size 1 at addr ffff88801848314e by task syz-executor391/3632 Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284 print_report+0x107/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasan_report+0xcd/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:495 hfs_asc2mac+0x467/0x9a0 fs/hfs/trans.c:133 hfs_cat_build_key+0x92/0x170 fs/hfs/catalog.c:28 hfs_lookup+0x1ab/0x2c0 fs/hfs/dir.c:31 lookup_open fs/namei.c:3391 [inline] open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3481 [inline] path_openat+0x10e6/0x2df0 fs/namei.c:3710 do_filp_open+0x264/0x4f0 fs/namei.c:3740 If in->len is much larger than HFS_NAMELEN(31) which is the maximum length of an HFS filename, a OOB write could occur in hfs_asc2mac(). In that case, when the dst reaches the boundary, the srclen is still greater than 0, which causes a OOB write. Fix this by adding a check on dstlen in while() before writing to dst address.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.14 and later | 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.14 and later Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.337, 4.14.303, 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2, 6.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. 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-2022-50747
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fwf-f783-hfqc
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8399318b13dc9e0569dee07ba2994098926d4fb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95040de81c629cd8d3c6ab5b50a8bd5088068303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8f0ca386dd15acf5a93cbac932392c7818eab4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a95b17e4d4cd2d8278559f930b447f8c9c8cff9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cff9fefdfbf5744afbb6d70bff2b49ec2065d23d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af9cb8cbb81308ce4b06cc7164267faccbf75dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae21b03f904736eb2aa9bd119d2a14e741f1681f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88579c158e026860c61c4192531e8bc42f4bc642
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c53ed55cb275344086e32a7080a6b19cb183650b
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50747 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50747 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6fwf-f783-hfqc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50747 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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