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 |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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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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Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-30T13:15:55.860
Modified: 2025-12-30T13:15:55.860
Link: CVE-2022-50815
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