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high 7.1

CVE-2022-0850 json

A vulnerability was found in linux kernel, where an information leak occurs via ext4_extent_header to userspace.

published 2022-08-29 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15893

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was found in linux kernel, where an information leak occurs via ext4_extent_header to userspace.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 4.4.276, 4.9.276, 4.14.240, 4.19.198, 5.4.132, 5.10.50, 5.12.17, 5.13.2
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.14.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0850

  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-156.163
  • linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-84.94
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1111.118
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1056.59
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1052.56
  • linux-gke Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1052.55
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1099.101
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1046.48

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0850

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:1988RHSA-2022:1975

  • kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.2, SLE Micro 5.1, Real Time Module 15 SP3 5.3.18-150300.85.1
  • kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP3 5.3.18-150300.85.1
  • kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP3 5.3.18-150300.85.1
  • kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP3 5.3.18-150300.85.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.84.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.84.1
  • kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.84.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP5 4.12.14-10.84.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1407-1SUSE-SU-2022:1402-1SUSE-SU-2022:1283-1SUSE-SU-2022:1270-1SUSE-SU-2022:1267-1SUSE-SU-2022:1266-1

  • kernel CBL-Mariner 2.0 5.15.126.1-1

azure linux advisories AZL-28062

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-0850 updated cvss 7.1

kernel: information leak in copy_page_to_iter() in iov_iter.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-372.9.1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1988
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-372.9.1.rt7.166.el8, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1975
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060606 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • syzkaller.appspot.com https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=78e9ad0e6952a3ca16e8234724b2fa92d041b9b8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a kernel

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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