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CVE-2022-48712 ext4: fix error handling in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode()

2024-06-2011:13:06
Linux
github.com
1
linux kernel
vulnerability
ext4
error handling
memory corruption
kernel bug
patch
fast_commit.

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial

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.

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

SSVC

Exploitation

none

Automatable

no

Technical Impact

partial