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CVE-2022-50403
ext4: fix undefined behavior in bit shift for ext4_check_flag_values
Description

Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 18, 2025, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 22, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
Update the Linux kernel to resolve undefined behavior in bit shift operations within ext4.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
  • Apply the specific patch for ext4 bit shift fix.
  • Recompile the kernel if necessary.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-50403 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Rejected by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 22, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix undefined behavior in bit shift for ext4_check_flag_values Shifting signed 32-bit value by 31 bits is undefined, so changing significant bit to unsigned. The UBSAN warning calltrace like below: UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in fs/ext4/ext4.h:591:2 left shift of 1 by 31 places cannot be represented in type 'int' Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x7d/0xa5 dump_stack+0x15/0x1b ubsan_epilogue+0xe/0x4e __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x1e7/0x20c ext4_init_fs+0x5a/0x277 do_one_initcall+0x76/0x430 kernel_init_freeable+0x3b3/0x422 kernel_init+0x24/0x1e0 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK> Rejected reason: This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority.
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/205ac16628aca9093931fcbdb4bcd00d0eb94132
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf678a0f9c017c9ba7c581541dbc8453452a7ae
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4690a4bdcf1470cb161aff1be30bd143b9dffd89
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da9e607547f73dc7a643f35b0487992fd66910f
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/743e9d708743d98464ccbd56e820d87dc6d1d629
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7753d6657873a2523a9989e6c09090cd503bbcda
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f93fc6fba8ff017be871be7edf8614a785ccad
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd5639d36a5e4e42fd0fe05cc0b2ad9ddd3fca9d
    Removed Reference kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9cd6980800bbfd11bf94eb5f942049d4d4eaa52
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix undefined behavior in bit shift for ext4_check_flag_values Shifting signed 32-bit value by 31 bits is undefined, so changing significant bit to unsigned. The UBSAN warning calltrace like below: UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in fs/ext4/ext4.h:591:2 left shift of 1 by 31 places cannot be represented in type 'int' Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x7d/0xa5 dump_stack+0x15/0x1b ubsan_epilogue+0xe/0x4e __ubsan_handle_shift_out_of_bounds+0x1e7/0x20c ext4_init_fs+0x5a/0x277 do_one_initcall+0x76/0x430 kernel_init_freeable+0x3b3/0x422 kernel_init+0x24/0x1e0 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 </TASK>
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/205ac16628aca9093931fcbdb4bcd00d0eb94132
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf678a0f9c017c9ba7c581541dbc8453452a7ae
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4690a4bdcf1470cb161aff1be30bd143b9dffd89
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5da9e607547f73dc7a643f35b0487992fd66910f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/743e9d708743d98464ccbd56e820d87dc6d1d629
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7753d6657873a2523a9989e6c09090cd503bbcda
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7f93fc6fba8ff017be871be7edf8614a785ccad
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd5639d36a5e4e42fd0fe05cc0b2ad9ddd3fca9d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9cd6980800bbfd11bf94eb5f942049d4d4eaa52
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