{"cve":"CVE-2022-50346","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-16T17:15:34.330","modified":"2026-06-17T05:23:17.040","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: init quota for 'old.inode' in 'ext4_rename'\n\nSyzbot found the following issue:\next4_parse_param: s_want_extra_isize=128\next4_inode_info_init: s_want_extra_isize=32\next4_rename: old.inode=ffff88823869a2c8 old.dir=ffff888238699828 new.inode=ffff88823869d7e8 new.dir=ffff888238699828\n__ext4_mark_inode_dirty: inode=ffff888238699828 ea_isize=32 want_ea_size=128\n__ext4_mark_inode_dirty: inode=ffff88823869a2c8 ea_isize=32 want_ea_size=128\next4_xattr_block_set: inode=ffff88823869a2c8\n------------[ cut here ]------------\nWARNING: CPU: 13 PID: 2234 at fs/ext4/xattr.c:2070 ext4_xattr_block_set.cold+0x22/0x980\nModules linked in:\nRIP: 0010:ext4_xattr_block_set.cold+0x22/0x980\nRSP: 0018:ffff888227d3f3b0 EFLAGS: 00010202\nRAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: ffff88823007a000 RCX: 0000000000000000\nRDX: 0000000000000a03 RSI: 0000000000000040 RDI: ffff888230078178\nRBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 000000000000002c R09: ffffed1075c7df8e\nR10: ffff8883ae3efc6b R11: ffffed1075c7df8d R12: 0000000000000000\nR13: ffff88823869a2c8 R14: ffff8881012e0460 R15: dffffc0000000000\nFS:  00007f350ac1f740(0000) GS:ffff8883ae200000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000\nCS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033\nCR2: 00007f350a6ed6a0 CR3: 0000000237456000 CR4: 00000000000006e0\nDR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000\nDR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n ? ext4_xattr_set_entry+0x3b7/0x2320\n ? ext4_xattr_block_set+0x0/0x2020\n ? ext4_xattr_set_entry+0x0/0x2320\n ? ext4_xattr_check_entries+0x77/0x310\n ? ext4_xattr_ibody_set+0x23b/0x340\n ext4_xattr_move_to_block+0x594/0x720\n ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x59a/0x10f0\n __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x278/0x3f0\n __ext4_mark_inode_dirty.cold+0x347/0x410\n ext4_rename+0xed3/0x174f\n vfs_rename+0x13a7/0x2510\n do_renameat2+0x55d/0x920\n __x64_sys_rename+0x7d/0xb0\n do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xa0\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc\n\nAs 'ext4_rename' will modify 'old.inode' ctime and mark inode dirty,\nwhich may trigger expand 'extra_isize' and allocate block. If inode\ndidn't init quota will lead to warning.  To solve above issue, init\n'old.inode' firstly in 'ext4_rename'.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-908"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13271fbbe85d73a7c47058f56a52f2a7f00d6e39","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/135ba9146f4d38abed48a540ef8a8770ff0bd34f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33fd7031d634f3b46e59f61adfbb0ea9fe514fef","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67f6d5a4043f3db0c6bb0e14a0d97a7be8bfb8b5","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dfb8259f66faafa68d23a261b284d2c2c67649b"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:10:08.713834912+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-50346","score":0.00163,"percentile":0.05511,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}