acct: fix potential integer overflow in encode_comp_t()
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: acct: fix potential integer overflow in encode_comp_t() The integer overflow is descripted with following codes: > 317 static comp_t encode_comp_t(u64 value) > 318 { > 319 int exp, rnd; ...... > 341 exp <<= MANTSIZE; > 342 exp += value; > 343 return exp; > 344 } Currently comp_t is defined as type of '__u16', but the variable 'exp' is type of 'int', so overflow would happen when variable 'exp' in line 343 is greater than 65535.
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 | 2.6.12 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 2.6.12 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: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50749
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xpg5-5j2p-2g3r
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e93f995a591c352d35d89c518c54f790e1537754
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf60bbca1b83a7e0927e36dbf178328982927886
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1750a0983c455a9b3badd848471fc8d58cb61f67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a815a3e019456c94b03bd183e7ac22fd29e9e6fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6edd0cdee5780fd5f43356b72b29a2a6d48ef6da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe16676e1dcaa4556ec4d36ca40c82e99e88cfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2224897d8187dc22a83e05d9361efcccf67bcf12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0aac6e60c464a5f942f995428e67f8ae1c422250
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5f31c655bcc01b6da53b836ac951c1556245305
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50749 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50749 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xpg5-5j2p-2g3r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50749 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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