In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext2: Add sanity checks for group and filesystem size Add sanity check that filesystem size does not exceed the underlying device size and that group size is big enough so that metadata can fit into it. This avoid trying to mount some crafted filesystems with extremely large group counts.
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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext2: Add sanity checks for group and filesystem size Add sanity check that filesystem size does not exceed the underlying device size and that group size is big enough so that metadata can fit into it. This avoid trying to mount some crafted filesystems with extremely large group counts.
Title ext2: Add sanity checks for group and filesystem size
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:08:31.554Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:07.130Z

Link: CVE-2022-50815

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-30T13:15:55.860

Modified: 2025-12-30T13:15:55.860

Link: CVE-2022-50815

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