CVE-2022-48712
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix error handling in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode() Current code does not fully takes care of krealloc() error case, which could lead to silent memory corruption or a kernel bug.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix error handling in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode() Current code does not fully takes care of krealloc() error case, which could lead to silent memory corruption or a kernel bug. This patch fixes that. Also it cleans up some duplicated error handling logic from various functions in fast_commit.c file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 13th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14aa3f49c7fc6424763f4323bfbc3a807b0727dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b6762ecdf3cf12113772427c904aa3c420a1802Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e46e0ffc02daa8fcfc02f7a932cc8a19601b19Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdce59a1549190b66f8e3fe465c2b2f714b98a94Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14aa3f49c7fc6424763f4323bfbc3a807b0727dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b6762ecdf3cf12113772427c904aa3c420a1802Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62e46e0ffc02daa8fcfc02f7a932cc8a19601b19Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdce59a1549190b66f8e3fe465c2b2f714b98a94Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.