SB20250502254 - Infinite loop in Linux kernel ext4
Published: May 2, 2025 Updated: May 10, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250502254
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-2022-49880)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ext4_ext_migrate() function in fs/ext4/migrate.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/0a43c015e98121c91a76154edf42280ce1a8a883
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0de5ee103747fd3a24f1c010c79caabe35e8f0bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b8f787ef547230a3249bcf897221ef0cc78481b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5370b965b7a945bb8f48b9ee23d83a76a947902e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72743d5598b9096950bbfd6a9b7f173d156eea97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/890d738f569fa9412b70ba09f15407f17a52da20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89bee03d2fb8c54119b38ac6c24e7d60fae036b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3bf1e95cfa7d950dc3c064d0c2e3d06b427bc63
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.299