CVE-2022-50235

NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READDIR

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: September 15, 2025 at 02:01 PM UTC

Updated: August 5, 2026 at 09:24 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READDIR Restore the previous limit on the @count argument to prevent a buffer overflow attack.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

5.15.12 ≤ v < 5.15.755.16 ≤ v < 5.19.175.16 ≤ v < 6.0.35.16 ≤ v < 6.15.16.1 ≤ v < 5.19.176.0 ≤ v < 6.0.35.15.12 5.16 5.16 rc7 5.16 rc853b1119a6e5028b125f431a0116ba73510d82a729e291a6a28d32545ed2fd959a8165144d1724df1eabc0aab98e5218ceecd82069b0d6fdfff5ee885

Vendor states this is fixed in 00b4492686e0497fdb924a9d4c8f6f99377e176c (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 0e57d696f60dee6117a8ace0cac7c5761d375277 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c2a878095b5c6f04f90553a3c45872f990dab14e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in dc7f225090c29a5f3b9419b1af32846a201555e7 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f59c74df82f6ac9d2ea4e01aa3ae7c6c4481652d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.75 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.17 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0.3 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1 (unaffected)