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CVE-2022-25326

Denial of Service in fscrypt

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 25, 2022 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:33 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFscrypt

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

fscrypt through v0.3.2 creates a world-writable directory by default when setting up a filesystem, allowing unprivileged users to exhaust filesystem space. We recommend upgrading to fscrypt 0.3.3 or above and adjusting the permissions on existing fscrypt metadata directories where applicable.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fscrypt· Google
95%
v ≤ 0.3.2

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/google/fscrypt/pull/346

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMGoogle
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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