What is CVE-2022-0850?

CVE-2022-0850 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2022-0850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0850?

CVE-2022-0850 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0850?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-0850. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2022-0850 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-0850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2022-0850

High

A vulnerability was found in linux kernel, where an information leak occurs via ext4_extent_header to userspace.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2022-08-29

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2022-0850 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-0850 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0850

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060606

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Syzkaller
https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?id=78e9ad0e6952a3ca16e8234724b2fa92d041b9b8

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce3aba43599f0b50adbebff133df8d08a3d5fffe
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-0850

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2022-08-29

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0850?

CVE-2022-0850 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2022-0850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-0850?

CVE-2022-0850 has a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-0850?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2022-0850. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2022-0850 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-0850 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →