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TI-2022-26239 Aliases CVE-2022-50782GHSA-pjj6-7q87-wc4g

ext4: fix bug_on in __es_tree_search caused by bad quota inode

Priority LOW 22Published · Updated

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: 7 fixed, 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: ext4: fix bug_on in __es_tree_search caused by bad quota inode We got a issue as fllows: ================================================================== kernel BUG at fs/ext4/extents_status.c:202! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP CPU: 1 PID: 810 Comm: mount Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1-next-g9631525255e3 #352 RIP: 0010:__es_tree_search.isra.0+0xb8/0xe0 RSP: 0018:ffffc90001227900 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000077512a0f RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000002a10 RDI: ffff8881004cd0c8 RBP: ffff888177512ac8 R08: 47ffffffffffffff R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 00000000000679af R12: 0000000000002a10 R13: ffff888177512d88 R14: 0000000077512a10 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007f4bd76dbc40(0000)GS:ffff88842fd00000(0000)knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005653bf993cf8 CR3: 000000017bfdf000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> ext4_es_cache_extent+0xe2/0x210 ext4_cache_extents+0xd2/0x110 ext4_find_extent+0x5d5/0x8c0 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x9c/0x1d30 ext4_map_blocks+0x431/0xa50 ext4_getblk+0x82/0x340 ext4_bread+0x14/0x110 ext4_quota_read+0xf0/0x180 v2_read_header+0x24/0x90 v2_check_quota_file+0x2f/0xa0 dquot_load_quota_sb+0x26c/0x760 dquot_load_quota_inode+0xa5/0x190 ext4_enable_quotas+0x14c/0x300 __ext4_fill_super+0x31cc/0x32c0 ext4_fill_super+0x115/0x2d0 get_tree_bdev+0x1d2/0x360 ext4_get_tree+0x19/0x30 vfs_get_tree+0x26/0xe0 path_mount+0x81d/0xfc0 do_mount+0x8d/0xc0 __x64_sys_mount+0xc0/0x160 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd </TASK> ================================================================== Above issue may happen as follows: ------------------------------------- ext4_fill_super ext4_orphan_cleanup ext4_enable_quotas ext4_quota_enable ext4_iget --> get error inode <5> ext4_ext_check_inode --> Wrong imode makes it escape inspection make_bad_inode(inode) --> EXT4_BOOT_LOADER_INO set imode dquot_load_quota_inode vfs_setup_quota_inode --> check pass dquot_load_quota_sb v2_check_quota_file v2_read_header ext4_quota_read ext4_bread ext4_getblk ext4_map_blocks ext4_ext_map_blocks ext4_find_extent ext4_cache_extents ext4_es_cache_extent __es_tree_search.isra.0 ext4_es_end --> Wrong extents trigger BUG_ON In the above issue, s_usr_quota_inum is set to 5, but inode<5> contains incorrect imode and disordered extents. Because 5 is EXT4_BOOT_LOADER_INO, the ext4_ext_check_inode check in the ext4_iget function can be bypassed, finally, the extents that are not checked trigger the BUG_ON in the __es_tree_search function. To solve this issue, check whether the inode is bad_inode in vfs_setup_quota_inode().

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00226 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163 +4Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 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
LinuxLinux3.10 and later4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 6.0.18, 6.1.4, 6.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.10 and later Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 6.0.18, 6.1.4, 6.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.270, 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.87, 6.0.18, 6.1.4, 6.2

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3138 Released 2024-05-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.el8_10 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.el8_10
  • RHSA-2024:2394 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. 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 yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:3138
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:2394
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50782
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjj6-7q87-wc4g

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-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel 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
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