In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
acct: fix potential integer overflow in encode_comp_t()
The integer overflow is descripted with following codes:
> 317 static comp_t encode_comp_t(u64 value)
> 318 {
> 319 int exp, rnd;
......
> 341 exp <<= MANTSIZE;
> 342 exp += value;
> 343 return exp;
> 344 }
Currently comp_t is defined as type of '__u16', but the variable 'exp' is
type of 'int', so overflow would happen when variable 'exp' in line 343 is
greater than 65535.
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History
Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: acct: fix potential integer overflow in encode_comp_t() The integer overflow is descripted with following codes: > 317 static comp_t encode_comp_t(u64 value) > 318 { > 319 int exp, rnd; ...... > 341 exp <<= MANTSIZE; > 342 exp += value; > 343 return exp; > 344 } Currently comp_t is defined as type of '__u16', but the variable 'exp' is type of 'int', so overflow would happen when variable 'exp' in line 343 is greater than 65535. | |
| Title | acct: fix potential integer overflow in encode_comp_t() | |
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Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-24T13:05:44.734Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T13:02:21.544Z
Link: CVE-2022-50749
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:01.613
Modified: 2025-12-24T13:16:01.613
Link: CVE-2022-50749
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