CVE-2022-50497
published 2025-10-04CVE-2022-50497: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags UBSAN reported a…
PriorityP429high7.1CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
0.15%
4.9th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
UBSAN reported a shift-out-of-bounds warning:
left shift of 1 by 31 places cannot be represented in type 'int'
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x8d/0xcf lib/dump_stack.c:106
ubsan_epilogue+0xa/0x44 lib/ubsan.c:151
__ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x1e7/0x208 lib/ubsan.c:322
check_special_flags fs/binfmt_misc.c:241 [inline]
create_entry fs/binfmt_misc.c:456 [inline]
bm_register_write+0x9d3/0xa20 fs/binfmt_misc.c:654
vfs_write+0x11e/0x580 fs/read_write.c:582
ksys_write+0xcf/0x120 fs/read_write.c:637
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x34/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
RIP: 0033:0x4194e1
Since the type of Node's flags is unsigned long, we should define these
macros with same type too.
Affected
24 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.4-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 0f1a48994b3e516d5c7fd5d12204fdba7a604771 | 0f1a48994b3e516d5c7fd5d12204fdba7a604771 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ea6145370be8016755c43aca799815fc4b8c88b1 | ea6145370be8016755c43aca799815fc4b8c88b1 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 97382a2639b1cd9631f6069061e9d7062cd2b098 | 97382a2639b1cd9631f6069061e9d7062cd2b098 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 419b808504c26b3e3342365f34ccd0843e09a7f8 | 419b808504c26b3e3342365f34ccd0843e09a7f8 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < dcbc51d31d0afbd45e830e3cf565a7b3ca7bf0d8 | dcbc51d31d0afbd45e830e3cf565a7b3ca7bf0d8 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 88cea1676a09f7c45a1438153a126610c33b1590 | 88cea1676a09f7c45a1438153a126610c33b1590 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < a651bb5ff997b9f02662bcdef3d8b4e6f0d79656 | a651bb5ff997b9f02662bcdef3d8b4e6f0d79656 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < a91123d4bda463469f68f0427adabf8108001f94 | a91123d4bda463469f68f0427adabf8108001f94 |
| linux | linux | >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 6a46bf558803dd2b959ca7435a5c143efe837217 | 6a46bf558803dd2b959ca7435a5c143efe837217 |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 5.10.178-1 | 5.10.178-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.4-1 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 2.6.12.1 < 4.9.337 | 4.9.337 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.10 < 4.14.303 | 4.14.303 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.15 < 4.19.270 | 4.19.270 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 4.20 < 5.4.229 | 5.4.229 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.11 < 5.15.86 | 5.15.86 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.16 < 6.0.16 | 6.0.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.5 < 5.10.163 | 5.10.163 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.1 < 6.1.2 | 6.1.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
osv7.1HIGH
vendor_debian7.1HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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Red Hat
kernel: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
vendor_redhat·2025-10-04·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2022-50497 [HIGH] CWE-681 kernel: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
kernel: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
UBSAN reported a shift-out-of-bounds warning:
left shift of 1 by 31 places cannot be represented in type 'int'
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x8d/0xcf lib/dump_stack.c:106
ubsan_epilogue+0xa/0x44 lib/ubsan.c:151
__ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x1e7/0x208 lib/ubsan.c:322
check_special_flags fs/binfmt_misc.c:241 [inline]
create_entry fs/binfmt_misc.c:456 [inline]
bm_register_write+0x9d3/0xa20 fs/binfmt_misc.c:654
vfs_write+0x11e/0x580 fs/read_write.c:582
ksys_write+0xcf/0x120 fs/read_write.c:637
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscal
Debian
CVE-2022-50497: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2022-50497 [HIGH] CVE-2022-50497: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags UBSAN reported a shift-out-of-bounds warning: left shift of 1 by 31 places cannot be represented in type 'int' Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x8d/0xcf lib/dump_stack.c:106 ubsan_epilogue+0xa/0x44 lib/ubsan.c:151 __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x1e7/0x208 lib/ubsan.c:322 check_special_flags fs/binfmt_misc.c:241 [inline] create_entry fs/binfmt_misc.c:456 [inline] bm_register_write+0x9d3/0xa20 fs/binfmt_misc.c:654 vfs_write+0x11e/0x580 fs/read_write.c:582 ksys_write+0xcf/0x120 fs/read_write.c:637 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x34/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwfra
GHSA
GHSA-vwgj-v875-v924: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
UBSAN reported a shi
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-04
CVE-2022-50497 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-vwgj-v875-v924: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
UBSAN reported a shi
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags
UBSAN reported a shift-out-of-bounds warning:
left shift of 1 by 31 places cannot be represented in type 'int'
Call Trace:
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x8d/0xcf lib/dump_stack.c:106
ubsan_epilogue+0xa/0x44 lib/ubsan.c:151
__ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x1e7/0x208 lib/ubsan.c:322
check_special_flags fs/binfmt_misc.c:241 [inline]
create_entry fs/binfmt_misc.c:456 [inline]
bm_register_write+0x9d3/0xa20 fs/binfmt_misc.c:654
vfs_write+0x11e/0x580 fs/read_write.c:582
ksys_write+0xcf/0x120 fs/read_write.c:637
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x34/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_h
OSV
CVE-2022-50497: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags UBSAN reported a shift
osv·2025-10-04·CVSS 7.1
CVE-2022-50497 [HIGH] CVE-2022-50497: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags UBSAN reported a shift
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: binfmt_misc: fix shift-out-of-bounds in check_special_flags UBSAN reported a shift-out-of-bounds warning: left shift of 1 by 31 places cannot be represented in type 'int' Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x8d/0xcf lib/dump_stack.c:106 ubsan_epilogue+0xa/0x44 lib/ubsan.c:151 __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x1e7/0x208 lib/ubsan.c:322 check_special_flags fs/binfmt_misc.c:241 [inline] create_entry fs/binfmt_misc.c:456 [inline] bm_register_write+0x9d3/0xa20 fs/binfmt_misc.c:654 vfs_write+0x11e/0x580 fs/read_write.c:582 ksys_write+0xcf/0x120 fs/read_write.c:637 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x34/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwfra
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f1a48994b3e516d5c7fd5d12204fdba7a604771https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/419b808504c26b3e3342365f34ccd0843e09a7f8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a46bf558803dd2b959ca7435a5c143efe837217https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88cea1676a09f7c45a1438153a126610c33b1590https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97382a2639b1cd9631f6069061e9d7062cd2b098https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a651bb5ff997b9f02662bcdef3d8b4e6f0d79656https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a91123d4bda463469f68f0427adabf8108001f94https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcbc51d31d0afbd45e830e3cf565a7b3ca7bf0d8https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6145370be8016755c43aca799815fc4b8c88b1
2025-10-04
Published