SB20250226647 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel ext4
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226647
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49352)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ext4_setattr() function in fs/ext4/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ab308d72af7548f21e4499d025c25887da0c26a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcce88da60eccc946c0f4ed942b0f08cd565778
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adf490083ca52ebfb0b2fe64ff1ead00c0452dd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b81d2ff6885e38fc745eeaf9565775055778fc0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e383c2aa5f02ab571530dc5c5696479672478c25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4534c9fc94d22383f187b9409abb3f9df2e3db3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.121
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.46
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.18.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.198