2.3

CVE-2022-50622: ext4: fix potential memory leak in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode()

Deferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-50622DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50622
Published 08-12-2025Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-50622 is a low (CVSS 2.3) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 2.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
2.3/10
010
Low · v4.0 (OSV · Ubuntu), selected by version preference
EPSS score
0.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
RHSA-2023:2458SUSE-SU-2026:0263-1SUSE-SU-2026:0317-1SUSE-SU-2026:0411-1SUSE-SU-2026:0617-1

Timeline

  1. 08-12-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix potential memory leak in ext4_fc_record_modified_inode() As krealloc may return NULL, in this case 'state->fc_modified_inodes' may not be freed by krealloc, but 'state->fc_modified_inodes' already set NULL. Then will lead to 'state->fc_modified_inodes' memory leak.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

10%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.20% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

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CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu121 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-60.66
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1030.34
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.0.3-1
Linux1 product
  • linux≥ 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2, < c9ce7766dc4e88e624c62a68221a3bbe8f06e856 | ≥ 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2, < 9b5eb368a86f97eb9831f5b53b8e43ec69bc7cd4 | ≥ 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2, < c0be17635f039f864b1108efec0015c73736e414 | ≥ 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2, < 24d39affc6be1acf6df86a8c3e2413b8a73749c7 | ≥ 8016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2, < 9305721a309fa1bd7c194e0d4a2335bf3b29dca4 | 5.10

3 vendors · 123 products

References

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