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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50737

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Validate index root when initialize NTFS security This enhances the sanity check for $SDH and $SII whi

Published Dec 24, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Last checked Nov 1, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50737. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.0.17

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Validate index root when initialize NTFS security This enhances the sanity check for $SDH and $SII while initializing NTFS security, guarantees these index root are legit. [ 162.459513] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in hdr_find_e.isra.0+0x10c/0x320 [ 162.460176] Read of size 2 at addr ffff8880037bca99 by task mount/243 [ 162.460851] [ 162.461252] CPU: 0 PID: 243 Comm: mount Not tainted 6.0.0-rc7 #42 [ 162.461744] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.14.0-0-g155821a1990b-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/

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  • vendor Linux Linux patch: 6.0.17patch: 6.0.17

How to fix CVE-2022-50737

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2022-50737. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux patch: 6.0.17 patch: 6.0.17. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 24, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Validate index root when initialize NTFS security This enhances the sanity check for $SDH and $SII while initializing NTFS security, guarantees these index root are legit. [ 162.459513] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in hdr_find_e.isra.0+0x10c/0x320 [ 162.460176] Read of size 2 at addr ffff8880037bca99 by task mount/243 [ 16

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Validate index root when initialize NTFS security This enhances the sanity check for $SDH and $SII while initializing NTFS security, guarantees these index root are legit. [ 162.459513] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in hdr_find_e.isra.0+0x10c/0x320 [ 162.460176] Read of size 2 at addr ffff8880037bca99 by task mount/243 [ 16

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50737

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50737

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55824

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Validate index root when initialize NTFS security This enhances the sanity check for $SDH and $SII while initializing NTFS security, guarantees these index root are legit. [ 162.459513] BUG: KASAN: use-

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 1, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 1, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 29, 2026