CVE-2022-50845
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2022
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path There is issue as follows when do setxattr with inject fault: [localhost]# fsck.ext4 -fn /dev/sda e2fsck 1.46.6-rc1 (12-Sep-2022) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Unattached zero-length inode 15. Clear? no Unattached inode 15 Connect to /lost+found? no Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sda: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still has errors ********** /dev/sda: 15/655360 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 66755/2621440 blocks This occurs in 'ext4_xattr_inode_create()'. If 'ext4_mark_inode_dirty()' fails, dropping i_nlink of the inode is needed. Or will lead to inode leak.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | 0f709e08caffb41bbc9b38b9a4c1bd0769794007 | Unavailable | None listed |
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | eab94a46560f68d4bcd15222701ced479f84f427 | Unavailable | None listed |
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | 9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb | Unavailable | None listed |
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | 9882601ee689975c1c0076ee65bf222a2a35e535 | Unavailable | None listed |
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | 322cf639b0b7f137543072c55545adab782b3a25 | Unavailable | None listed |
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | fdaaf45786dc8c17a72901021772520fceb18f8c | Unavailable | None listed |
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | 70e5b46beba64706430a87a6d516054225e8ac8a | Unavailable | None listed |
| bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 | affected | git | e4db04f7d3dbbe16680e0ded27ea2a65b10f766a | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.13 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 4.13 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 4.14.303 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 4.14.* | None listed |
| 4.19.270 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 4.19.* | None listed |
| 5.4.229 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.4.* | None listed |
| 5.10.163 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.10.* | None listed |
| 5.15.87 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 5.15.* | None listed |
| 6.0.18 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.0.* | None listed |
| 6.1.4 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.1.* | None listed |
| 6.2 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |