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CVE-2022-48423

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-19 · updated 2026-10-02
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

In the Linux kernel before 6.1.3, fs/ntfs3/record.c does not validate resident attribute names. An out-of-bounds write may occur.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.15 before 5.15.87; from 5.16 before 6.0.17; from 6.1 before 6.1.3 — fixed in 5.15.87, 6.0.17, 6.1.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.87, 6.0.17, 6.1.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.3
• https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54e45702b648b7c0000e90b3e9b890e367e16ea8
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230505-0003/
• https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.3
• https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54e45702b648b7c0000e90b3e9b890e367e16ea8
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230505-0003/

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