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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-50845

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path There is issue as follows when do setxattr wi

Published Dec 30, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 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-2022-50845. EPSS is 0.25%. 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
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.25%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 <9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path There is issue as follows when do setxattr with inject fault: [localhost]# fsck.ext4 -fn /dev/sda e2fsck 1.46.6-rc1 (12-Sep-2022) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checking reference counts Unattached zero-length inode 15. Clear? no Unattached inode 15 Connect to /lost+found? no Pass 5: Checking group summary information /dev/sda: ********** WARNING: Filesystem still h

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  • vendor Linux Linux bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 <9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cbbd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 <9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb

How to fix CVE-2022-50845

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2022-50845 lists a fix boundary at 9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Seen in bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 <9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

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-2022-50845. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 <9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb bd3b963b273e247e13979f98812a6e4979b5c1e4 <9ef603086c5b796fde1c7f22a17d0fc826ba54cb. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.25%. 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 30, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path There is issue as follows when do setxattr with inject fault: [localhost]# fsck.ext4 -fn /dev/sda e2fsck 1.46.6-rc1 (12-Sep-2022) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checkin

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path There is issue as follows when do setxattr with inject fault: [localhost]# fsck.ext4 -fn /dev/sda e2fsck 1.46.6-rc1 (12-Sep-2022) Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes Pass 2: Checking directory structure Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity Pass 4: Checkin

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-50845

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-50845

    30-day exploitation probability 0.25%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2022-55853

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix inode leak in ext4_xattr_inode_create() on an error path There is issue as follows when do setxattr with inject fault: [localhost]# fsck.ext4 -fn /dev/sda e2fsck 1.46.6-rc1 (12-Sep-2022) Pass 1: Checkin

    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