Highly exploitable, CVE-2022-50753 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.
Status: Deferred
Last updated: 🕙 04 Aug 2026, 10:18 UTC
Originally published on: 🕐 24 Dec 2025, 13:16 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 222 days
CVSS Release: version 3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2022-50753: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on summary info As Wenqing Liu reported in bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216456 BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in recover_data+0x63ae/0x6ae0 [f2fs] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881464dcd80 by task mount/1013 CPU: 3 PID: 1013 Comm: mount Tainted: G W 6.0.0-rc4 #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x45/0x5e print_report.cold+0xf3/0x68d kasan_report+0xa8/0x130 recover_data+0x63ae/0x6ae0 [f2fs] f2fs_recover_fsync_data+0x120d/0x1fc0 [f2fs] f2fs_fill_super+0x4665/0x61e0 [f2fs] mount_bdev+0x2cf/0x3b0 legacy_get_tree+0xed/0x1d0 vfs_get_tree+0x81/0x2b0 path_mount+0x47e/0x19d0 do_mount+0xce/0xf0 __x64_sys_mount+0x12c/0x1a0 do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd The root cause is: in fuzzed image, SSA table is corrupted: ofs_in_node is larger than ADDRS_PER_PAGE(), result in out-of-range access on 4k-size page. - recover_data - do_recover_data - check_index_in_prev_nodes - f2fs_data_blkaddr This patch adds sanity check on summary info in recovery and GC flow in where the flows rely on them. After patch: [ 29.310883] F2FS-fs (loop0): Inconsistent ofs_in_node:65286 in summary, ino:0, nid:6, max:1018
The exploitability of CVE-2022-50753 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2022-50753 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-50753, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-50753, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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