CVE-2022-50747
7.8 · HIGHOverview
CVE-2022-50747 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfs: Fix OOB Write in hfs_asc2mac
Syzbot reported a OOB Write bug:
loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 64
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BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in hfs_asc2mac+0x467/0x9a0
fs/hfs/trans.c:133
Write of size 1 at addr ffff88801848314e by task syz-executor391/3632
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x1b1/0x28e lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description+0x74/0x340 mm/kasan/report.c:284
print_report+0x107/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:395
kasan_report+0xcd/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:495
hfs_asc2mac+0x467/0x9a0 fs/hfs/trans.c:133
hfs_cat_build_key+0x92/0x170 fs/hfs/catalog.c:28
hfs_lookup+0x1ab/0x2c0 fs/hfs/dir.c:31
lookup_open fs/namei.c:3391 [inline]
open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3481 [inline]
path_openat+0x10e6/0x2df0 fs/namei.c:3710
do_filp_open+0x264/0x4f0 fs/namei.c:3740
If in->len is much larger than HF
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-50747?
CVE-2022-50747 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on December 24, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2022-50747?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50747?
Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-50747?
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