#VU120434 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50717
Published: December 26, 2025 / Updated: December 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120434
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50717
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the nvmet_tcp_handle_h2c_data_pdu() function in drivers/nvme/target/tcp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d150ccd55dbfad36f55855b40b381884c98456e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752593d04637ebdc87fd29cba81897f21ae053f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6a545ffa2c192b1e6da4a7924edac5ba9f4ea2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5bb45f47b37d10f010355686b28c9ebacb361d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec8adf767e1cfa7031f853b8c71ba1963f07df15
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcf82e4553db911d10234ff2390cfd0e2aa854e4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.19.17