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Linux Linux — NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READDIR
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H H H 7.8 .0042 35.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 9e291a6a28d32545ed2fd959a8165144d1724df1 – —
Linux 5.16 – 5.15.75
TIMELINE
Jun 18 Reserved by Linux
Sep 15 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-50235 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READDIR
Restore the previous limit on the @count argument to prevent a
buffer overflow attack.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| June 18, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 15, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-50235 (Linux). CVSS 9.8 → 7.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 9e291a6a28d32545ed2fd959a8165144d1724df1 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.16 | 5.15.75 |
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