CVE-2022-50057

fs/ntfs3: Fix NULL deref in ntfs_update_mftmirr

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix NULL deref in ntfs_update_mftmirr If ntfs_fill_super() wasn't called then sbi->sb will be equal to NULL. Code should check this ptr before dereferencing. Syzbot hit this issue via passing wrong mount param as can be seen from log below Fail log: ntfs3: Unknown parameter 'iochvrset' general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000003: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000018-0x000000000000001f] CPU: 1 PID: 3589 Comm: syz-executor210 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc3-syzkaller-00016-gb253435746d9 #0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> put_ntfs+0x1ed/0x2a0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:463 ntfs_fs_free+0x6a/0xe0 fs/ntfs3/super.c:1363 put_fs_context+0x119/0x7a0 fs/fs_context.c:469 do_new_mount+0x2b4/0xad0 fs/namespace.c:3044 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3383 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3591 [inline]

Affected

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

5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.635.15 ≤ v < 5.19.45.15 ≤ v < 6.05.16 ≤ v < 5.19.45.156.0 rc182cae269cfa953032fbb8980a7d554d60fb00b17
Vendor states this is fixed in 321460ca3b55f48b3ba6008248264ab2bd6407d9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8e8e1a84dac7a3d2b432162a70d7fb6a75960772 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bf6089dc01ba3194ab962105d7b85690843c256f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.63 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/321460ca3b55f48b3ba6008248264ab2bd6407d9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e8e1a84dac7a3d2b432162a70d7fb6a75960772
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf6089dc01ba3194ab962105d7b85690843c256f

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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