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Linux Linux — NFSD: prevent underflow in nfssvc_decode_writeargs()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0066 48.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux a51b5b737a0be93fae6ea2a18df03ab2359a3f4b – —
Linux 5.12 – 5.15.33
TIMELINE
Feb 26 Reserved by Linux
Feb 26 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-49280 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSD: prevent underflow in nfssvc_decode_writeargs()
Smatch complains:
fs/nfsd/nfsxdr.c:341 nfssvc_decode_writeargs()
warn: no lower bound on 'args->len'
Change the type to unsigned to prevent this issue.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| February 26, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| February 26, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-49280 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | a51b5b737a0be93fae6ea2a18df03ab2359a3f4b | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.12 | 5.15.33 |
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