Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Validate data run...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: Validate data run offset
This adds sanity checks for data run offset. We should make sure data
run offset is legit before trying to unpack them, otherwise we may
encounter use-after-free or some unexpected memory access behaviors.
[ 82.940342] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in run_unpack+0x2e3/0x570
[ 82.941180] Read of size 1 at addr ffff888008a8487f by task mount/240
[ 82.941670]
[ 82.942069] CPU: 0 PID: 240 Comm: mount Not tainted 5.19.0+ #15
[ 82.942482] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[ 82.943720] Call Trace:
[ 82.944204]
[ 82.944471] dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x63
[ 82.944908] print_report.cold+0xf5/0x67b
[ 82.945141] ? __wait_on_bit+0x106/0x120
[ 82.945750] ? run_unpack+0x2e3/0x570
[ 82.946626] kasan_report+0xa7/0x120
[ 82.947046] ? run_unpack+0x2e3/0x570
[ 82.947280] __asan_load1+0x51/0x60
[ 82.947483] run_unpack+0x2e3/0x570
[ 82.947709] ? memcpy+0x4e/0x70
[ 82.947927] ? run_pack+0x7a0/0x7a0
[ 82.948158] run_unpack_ex+0xad/0x3f0
[ 82.948399] ? mi_enum_attr+0x14a/0x200
[ 82.948717] ? run_unpack+0x570/0x570
[ 82.949072] ? ni_enum_attr_ex+0x1b2/0x1c0
[ 82.949332] ? ni_fname_type.part.0+0xd0/0xd0
[ 82.949611] ? mi_read+0x262/0x2c0
[ 82.949970] ? ntfs_cmp_names_cpu+0x125/0x180
[ 82.950249] ntfs_iget5+0x632/0x1870
[ 82.950621] ? ntfs_get_block_bmap+0x70/0x70
[ 82.951192] ? evict+0x223/0x280
[ 82.951525] ? iput.part.0+0x286/0x320
[ 82.951969] ntfs_fill_super+0x1321/0x1e20
[ 82.952436] ? put_ntfs+0x1d0/0x1d0
[ 82.952822] ? vsprintf+0x20/0x20
[ 82.953188] ? mutex_unlock+0x81/0xd0
[ 82.953379] ? set_blocksize+0x95/0x150
[ 82.954001] get_tree_bdev+0x232/0x370
[ 82.954438] ? put_ntfs+0x1d0/0x1d0
[ 82.954700] ntfs_fs_get_tree+0x15/0x20
[ 82.955049] vfs_get_tree+0x4c/0x130
[ 82.955292] path_mount+0x645/0xfd0
[ 82.955615] ? putname+0x80/0xa0
[ 82.955955] ? finish_automount+0x2e0/0x2e0
[ 82.956310] ? kmem_cache_free+0x110/0x390
[ 82.956723] ? putname+0x80/0xa0
[ 82.957023] do_mount+0xd6/0xf0
[ 82.957411] ? path_mount+0xfd0/0xfd0
[ 82.957638] ? __kasan_check_write+0x14/0x20
[ 82.957948] __x64_sys_mount+0xca/0x110
[ 82.958310] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
[ 82.958719] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[ 82.959341] RIP: 0033:0x7fd0d1ce948a
[ 82.960193] Code: 48 8b 0d 11 fa 2a 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 49 89 ca b8 a5 00 00 008
[ 82.961532] RSP: 002b:00007ffe59ff69a8 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5
[ 82.962527] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000564dcc107060 RCX: 00007fd0d1ce948a
[ 82.963266] RDX: 0000564dcc107260 RSI: 0000564dcc1072e0 RDI: 0000564dcc10fce0
[ 82.963686] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000564dcc107280 R09: 0000000000000020
[ 82.964272] R10: 00000000c0ed0000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 0000564dcc10fce0
[ 82.964785] R13: 0000564dcc107260 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00000000ffffffff
Impact
Memory is accessed after it has been freed, leading to undefined behavior in native code. Typical impact: memory corruption, crash, or potential code execution.
CVE-2022-50507 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2022-50507? CVE-2022-50507 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet. Memory is accessed after it has been freed, leading to undefined behavior in native code.
- How severe is CVE-2022-50507? CVE-2022-50507 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2022-50507? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2022-50507 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2022-50507 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2022-50507 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2022-50507 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.