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CVE-2022-49058HIGH
Linux Linux — cifs: potential buffer overflow in handling symlinks
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0086   55.8     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    c69c1b6eaea1b3e1eecf7ad2fba0208ac4a11131 –  —
  Linux    2.6.37 –                                    4.9.311
TIMELINE
  Feb 26  Reserved by Linux
  Feb 26  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2022-49058 (Linux). CVSS 9.1 → 7.8 (NVD).
CWE-120 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: potential buffer overflow in handling symlinks Smatch printed a warning: arch/x86/crypto/poly1305_glue.c:198 poly1305_update_arch() error: __memcpy() 'dctx->buf' too small (16 vs u32max) It's caused because Smatch marks 'link_len' as untrusted since it comes from sscanf(). Add a check to ensure that 'link_len' is not larger than the size of the 'link_str' buffer.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
February 26, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
February 26, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2022-49058 (Linux). CVSS 9.1 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxc69c1b6eaea1b3e1eecf7ad2fba0208ac4a11131
LinuxLinux2.6.374.9.311

Weaknesses

CWE-120

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-49058 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-120

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