CVE-2022-50668

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50668
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-50668.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-50668
Downstream
Published
2025-12-09T01:29:19.526Z
Modified
2025-12-09T05:13:32.752711Z
Summary
ext4: fix deadlock due to mbcache entry corruption
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ext4: fix deadlock due to mbcache entry corruption

When manipulating xattr blocks, we can deadlock infinitely looping inside ext4xattrblockset() where we constantly keep finding xattr block for reuse in mbcache but we are unable to reuse it because its reference count is too big. This happens because cache entry for the xattr block is marked as reusable (ereusable set) although its reference count is too big. When this inconsistency happens, this inconsistent state is kept indefinitely and so ext4xattrblock_set() keeps retrying indefinitely.

The inconsistent state is caused by non-atomic update of ereusable bit. ereusable is part of a bitfield and ereusable update can race with update of ereferenced bit in the same bitfield resulting in loss of one of the updates. Fix the problem by using atomic bitops instead.

This bug has been around for many years, but it became much easier to hit after commit 65f8b80053a1 ("ext4: fix race when reusing xattr blocks").

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/50xxx/CVE-2022-50668.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
6048c64b26097a0ffbd966866b599f990e674e9b
Fixed
efaa0ca678f56d47316a08030b2515678cebbc50
Fixed
af53065276376750dfac35a7248af18806404c5d
Fixed
1be16a0c2f10186df505e28b0cc92d7f3366e2a8
Fixed
5bc0b2fda4b47c86278f7c6d30c211f425bf51cf
Fixed
127b80cefb941a81255c72f11081123f3a705369
Fixed
cc1538c693d25e282bed8c54b65c914a04023a78
Fixed
a44e84a9b7764c72896f7241a0ec9ac7e7ef38dd

Affected versions

v4.*

v4.10
v4.10-rc1
v4.10-rc2
v4.10-rc3
v4.10-rc4
v4.10-rc5
v4.10-rc6
v4.10-rc7
v4.10-rc8
v4.11
v4.11-rc1
v4.11-rc2
v4.11-rc3
v4.11-rc4
v4.11-rc5
v4.11-rc6
v4.11-rc7
v4.11-rc8
v4.12
v4.12-rc1
v4.12-rc2
v4.12-rc3
v4.12-rc4
v4.12-rc5
v4.12-rc6
v4.12-rc7
v4.13
v4.13-rc1
v4.13-rc2
v4.13-rc3
v4.13-rc4
v4.13-rc5
v4.13-rc6
v4.13-rc7
v4.14
v4.14-rc1
v4.14-rc2
v4.14-rc3
v4.14-rc4
v4.14-rc5
v4.14-rc6
v4.14-rc7
v4.14-rc8
v4.15
v4.15-rc1
v4.15-rc2
v4.15-rc3
v4.15-rc4
v4.15-rc5
v4.15-rc6
v4.15-rc7
v4.15-rc8
v4.15-rc9
v4.16
v4.16-rc1
v4.16-rc2
v4.16-rc3
v4.16-rc4
v4.16-rc5
v4.16-rc6
v4.16-rc7
v4.17
v4.17-rc1
v4.17-rc2
v4.17-rc3
v4.17-rc4
v4.17-rc5
v4.17-rc6
v4.17-rc7
v4.18
v4.18-rc1
v4.18-rc2
v4.18-rc3
v4.18-rc4
v4.18-rc5
v4.18-rc6
v4.18-rc7
v4.18-rc8
v4.19
v4.19-rc1
v4.19-rc2
v4.19-rc3
v4.19-rc4
v4.19-rc5
v4.19-rc6
v4.19-rc7
v4.19-rc8
v4.19.1
v4.19.10
v4.19.100
v4.19.101
v4.19.102
v4.19.103
v4.19.104
v4.19.105
v4.19.106
v4.19.107
v4.19.108
v4.19.109
v4.19.11
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v4.19.117
v4.19.118
v4.19.119
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v4.19.131
v4.19.132
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v4.19.134
v4.19.135
v4.19.136
v4.19.137
v4.19.138
v4.19.139
v4.19.14
v4.19.140
v4.19.141
v4.19.142
v4.19.143
v4.19.144
v4.19.145
v4.19.146
v4.19.147
v4.19.148
v4.19.149
v4.19.15
v4.19.150
v4.19.151
v4.19.152
v4.19.153
v4.19.154
v4.19.155
v4.19.156
v4.19.157
v4.19.158
v4.19.159
v4.19.16
v4.19.160
v4.19.161
v4.19.162
v4.19.163
v4.19.164
v4.19.165
v4.19.166
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v4.19.17
v4.19.170
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v4.19.174
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v4.19.177
v4.19.178
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v4.19.266
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v4.19.27
v4.19.28
v4.19.29
v4.19.3
v4.19.30
v4.19.31
v4.19.32
v4.19.33
v4.19.34
v4.19.35
v4.19.36
v4.19.37
v4.19.38
v4.19.39
v4.19.4
v4.19.40
v4.19.41
v4.19.42
v4.19.43
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v4.19.46
v4.19.47
v4.19.48
v4.19.49
v4.19.5
v4.19.50
v4.19.51
v4.19.52
v4.19.53
v4.19.54
v4.19.55
v4.19.56
v4.19.57
v4.19.58
v4.19.59
v4.19.6
v4.19.60
v4.19.61
v4.19.62
v4.19.63
v4.19.64
v4.19.65
v4.19.66
v4.19.67
v4.19.68
v4.19.69
v4.19.7
v4.19.70
v4.19.71
v4.19.72
v4.19.73
v4.19.74
v4.19.75
v4.19.76
v4.19.77
v4.19.78
v4.19.79
v4.19.8
v4.19.80
v4.19.81
v4.19.82
v4.19.83
v4.19.84
v4.19.85
v4.19.86
v4.19.87
v4.19.88
v4.19.89
v4.19.9
v4.19.90
v4.19.91
v4.19.92
v4.19.93
v4.19.94
v4.19.95
v4.19.96
v4.19.97
v4.19.98
v4.19.99
v4.20
v4.20-rc1
v4.20-rc2
v4.20-rc3
v4.20-rc4
v4.20-rc5
v4.20-rc6
v4.20-rc7
v4.5
v4.5-rc3
v4.5-rc4
v4.5-rc5
v4.5-rc6
v4.5-rc7
v4.6
v4.6-rc1
v4.6-rc2
v4.6-rc3
v4.6-rc4
v4.6-rc5
v4.6-rc6
v4.6-rc7
v4.7
v4.7-rc1
v4.7-rc2
v4.7-rc3
v4.7-rc4
v4.7-rc5
v4.7-rc6
v4.7-rc7
v4.8
v4.8-rc1
v4.8-rc2
v4.8-rc3
v4.8-rc4
v4.8-rc5
v4.8-rc6
v4.8-rc7
v4.8-rc8
v4.9
v4.9-rc1
v4.9-rc2
v4.9-rc3
v4.9-rc4
v4.9-rc5
v4.9-rc6
v4.9-rc7
v4.9-rc8

v5.*

v5.0
v5.0-rc1
v5.0-rc2
v5.0-rc3
v5.0-rc4
v5.0-rc5
v5.0-rc6
v5.0-rc7
v5.0-rc8
v5.1
v5.1-rc1
v5.1-rc2
v5.1-rc3
v5.1-rc4
v5.1-rc5
v5.1-rc6
v5.1-rc7
v5.10
v5.10-rc1
v5.10-rc2
v5.10-rc3
v5.10-rc4
v5.10-rc5
v5.10-rc6
v5.10-rc7
v5.10.1
v5.10.10
v5.10.100
v5.10.101
v5.10.102
v5.10.103
v5.10.104
v5.10.105
v5.10.106
v5.10.107
v5.10.108
v5.10.109
v5.10.11
v5.10.110
v5.10.111
v5.10.112
v5.10.113
v5.10.114
v5.10.115
v5.10.116
v5.10.117
v5.10.118
v5.10.119
v5.10.12
v5.10.120
v5.10.121
v5.10.122
v5.10.123
v5.10.124
v5.10.125
v5.10.126
v5.10.127
v5.10.128
v5.10.129
v5.10.13
v5.10.130
v5.10.131
v5.10.132
v5.10.133
v5.10.134
v5.10.135
v5.10.136
v5.10.137
v5.10.138
v5.10.139
v5.10.14
v5.10.140
v5.10.141
v5.10.142
v5.10.143
v5.10.144
v5.10.145
v5.10.146
v5.10.147
v5.10.148
v5.10.149
v5.10.15
v5.10.150
v5.10.151
v5.10.152
v5.10.153
v5.10.154
v5.10.155
v5.10.156
v5.10.157
v5.10.158
v5.10.159
v5.10.16
v5.10.160
v5.10.161
v5.10.162
v5.10.17
v5.10.18
v5.10.19
v5.10.2
v5.10.20
v5.10.21
v5.10.22
v5.10.23
v5.10.24
v5.10.25
v5.10.26
v5.10.27
v5.10.28
v5.10.29
v5.10.3
v5.10.30
v5.10.31
v5.10.32
v5.10.33
v5.10.34
v5.10.35
v5.10.36
v5.10.37
v5.10.38
v5.10.39
v5.10.4
v5.10.40
v5.10.41
v5.10.42
v5.10.43
v5.10.44
v5.10.45
v5.10.46
v5.10.47
v5.10.48
v5.10.49
v5.10.5
v5.10.50
v5.10.51
v5.10.52
v5.10.53
v5.10.54
v5.10.55
v5.10.56
v5.10.57
v5.10.58
v5.10.59
v5.10.6
v5.10.60
v5.10.61
v5.10.62
v5.10.63
v5.10.64
v5.10.65
v5.10.66
v5.10.67
v5.10.68
v5.10.69
v5.10.7
v5.10.70
v5.10.71
v5.10.72
v5.10.73
v5.10.74
v5.10.75
v5.10.76
v5.10.77
v5.10.78
v5.10.79
v5.10.8
v5.10.80
v5.10.81
v5.10.82
v5.10.83
v5.10.84
v5.10.85
v5.10.86
v5.10.87
v5.10.88
v5.10.89
v5.10.9
v5.10.90
v5.10.91
v5.10.92
v5.10.93
v5.10.94
v5.10.95
v5.10.96
v5.10.97
v5.10.98
v5.10.99
v5.11
v5.11-rc1
v5.11-rc2
v5.11-rc3
v5.11-rc4
v5.11-rc5
v5.11-rc6
v5.11-rc7
v5.12
v5.12-rc1
v5.12-rc1-dontuse
v5.12-rc2
v5.12-rc3
v5.12-rc4
v5.12-rc5
v5.12-rc6
v5.12-rc7
v5.12-rc8
v5.13
v5.13-rc1
v5.13-rc2
v5.13-rc3
v5.13-rc4
v5.13-rc5
v5.13-rc6
v5.13-rc7
v5.14
v5.14-rc1
v5.14-rc2
v5.14-rc3
v5.14-rc4
v5.14-rc5
v5.14-rc6
v5.14-rc7
v5.15
v5.15-rc1
v5.15-rc2
v5.15-rc3
v5.15-rc4
v5.15-rc5
v5.15-rc6
v5.15-rc7
v5.15.1
v5.15.10
v5.15.11
v5.15.12
v5.15.13
v5.15.14
v5.15.15
v5.15.16
v5.15.17
v5.15.18
v5.15.19
v5.15.2
v5.15.20
v5.15.21
v5.15.22
v5.15.23
v5.15.24
v5.15.25
v5.15.26
v5.15.27
v5.15.28
v5.15.29
v5.15.3
v5.15.30
v5.15.31
v5.15.32
v5.15.33
v5.15.34
v5.15.35
v5.15.36
v5.15.37
v5.15.38
v5.15.39
v5.15.4
v5.15.40
v5.15.41
v5.15.42
v5.15.43
v5.15.44
v5.15.45
v5.15.46
v5.15.47
v5.15.48
v5.15.49
v5.15.5
v5.15.50
v5.15.51
v5.15.52
v5.15.53
v5.15.54
v5.15.55
v5.15.56
v5.15.57
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v5.15.6
v5.15.60
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v5.15.62
v5.15.63
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v5.15.67
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v5.15.73
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v5.15.81
v5.15.82
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v5.15.84
v5.15.85
v5.15.86
v5.15.9
v5.16
v5.16-rc1
v5.16-rc2
v5.16-rc3
v5.16-rc4
v5.16-rc5
v5.16-rc6
v5.16-rc7
v5.16-rc8
v5.17
v5.17-rc1
v5.17-rc2
v5.17-rc3
v5.17-rc4
v5.17-rc5
v5.17-rc6
v5.17-rc7
v5.17-rc8
v5.18
v5.18-rc1
v5.18-rc2
v5.18-rc3
v5.18-rc4
v5.18-rc5
v5.18-rc6
v5.18-rc7
v5.19
v5.19-rc1
v5.19-rc2
v5.19-rc3
v5.19-rc4
v5.19-rc5
v5.19-rc6
v5.19-rc7
v5.19-rc8
v5.2
v5.2-rc1
v5.2-rc2
v5.2-rc3
v5.2-rc4
v5.2-rc5
v5.2-rc6
v5.2-rc7
v5.3
v5.3-rc1
v5.3-rc2
v5.3-rc3
v5.3-rc4
v5.3-rc5
v5.3-rc6
v5.3-rc7
v5.3-rc8
v5.4
v5.4-rc1
v5.4-rc2
v5.4-rc3
v5.4-rc4
v5.4-rc5
v5.4-rc6
v5.4-rc7
v5.4-rc8
v5.4.1
v5.4.10
v5.4.100
v5.4.101
v5.4.102
v5.4.103
v5.4.104
v5.4.105
v5.4.106
v5.4.107
v5.4.108
v5.4.109
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v5.4.110
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v5.4.129
v5.4.13
v5.4.130
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v5.4.132
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v5.4.134
v5.4.135
v5.4.136
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v5.4.139
v5.4.14
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v5.4.148
v5.4.149
v5.4.15
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v5.4.153
v5.4.154
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v5.4.16
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v5.4.177
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v5.4.18
v5.4.180
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v5.4.182
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v5.4.186
v5.4.187
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v5.4.19
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v5.4.192
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v5.4.196
v5.4.197
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v5.4.2
v5.4.20
v5.4.200
v5.4.201
v5.4.202
v5.4.203
v5.4.204
v5.4.205
v5.4.206
v5.4.207
v5.4.208
v5.4.209
v5.4.21
v5.4.210
v5.4.211
v5.4.212
v5.4.213
v5.4.214
v5.4.215
v5.4.216
v5.4.217
v5.4.218
v5.4.219
v5.4.22
v5.4.220
v5.4.221
v5.4.222
v5.4.223
v5.4.224
v5.4.225
v5.4.226
v5.4.227
v5.4.228
v5.4.23
v5.4.24
v5.4.25
v5.4.26
v5.4.27
v5.4.28
v5.4.29
v5.4.3
v5.4.30
v5.4.31
v5.4.32
v5.4.33
v5.4.34
v5.4.35
v5.4.36
v5.4.37
v5.4.38
v5.4.39
v5.4.4
v5.4.40
v5.4.41
v5.4.42
v5.4.43
v5.4.44
v5.4.45
v5.4.46
v5.4.47
v5.4.48
v5.4.49
v5.4.5
v5.4.50
v5.4.51
v5.4.52
v5.4.53
v5.4.54
v5.4.55
v5.4.56
v5.4.57
v5.4.58
v5.4.59
v5.4.6
v5.4.60
v5.4.61
v5.4.62
v5.4.63
v5.4.64
v5.4.65
v5.4.66
v5.4.67
v5.4.68
v5.4.69
v5.4.7
v5.4.70
v5.4.71
v5.4.72
v5.4.73
v5.4.74
v5.4.75
v5.4.76
v5.4.77
v5.4.78
v5.4.79
v5.4.8
v5.4.80
v5.4.81
v5.4.82
v5.4.83
v5.4.84
v5.4.85
v5.4.86
v5.4.87
v5.4.88
v5.4.89
v5.4.9
v5.4.90
v5.4.91
v5.4.92
v5.4.93
v5.4.94
v5.4.95
v5.4.96
v5.4.97
v5.4.98
v5.4.99
v5.5
v5.5-rc1
v5.5-rc2
v5.5-rc3
v5.5-rc4
v5.5-rc5
v5.5-rc6
v5.5-rc7
v5.6
v5.6-rc1
v5.6-rc2
v5.6-rc3
v5.6-rc4
v5.6-rc5
v5.6-rc6
v5.6-rc7
v5.7
v5.7-rc1
v5.7-rc2
v5.7-rc3
v5.7-rc4
v5.7-rc5
v5.7-rc6
v5.7-rc7
v5.8
v5.8-rc1
v5.8-rc2
v5.8-rc3
v5.8-rc4
v5.8-rc5
v5.8-rc6
v5.8-rc7
v5.9
v5.9-rc1
v5.9-rc2
v5.9-rc3
v5.9-rc4
v5.9-rc5
v5.9-rc6
v5.9-rc7
v5.9-rc8

v6.*

v6.0
v6.0-rc1
v6.0-rc2
v6.0-rc3
v6.0-rc4
v6.0-rc5
v6.0-rc6
v6.0-rc7
v6.0.1
v6.0.10
v6.0.11
v6.0.12
v6.0.13
v6.0.14
v6.0.15
v6.0.16
v6.0.17
v6.0.2
v6.0.3
v6.0.4
v6.0.5
v6.0.6
v6.0.7
v6.0.8
v6.0.9
v6.1
v6.1-rc1
v6.1-rc2
v6.1-rc3
v6.1-rc4
v6.1-rc5
v6.1-rc6
v6.1-rc7
v6.1-rc8
v6.1.1
v6.1.2
v6.1.3

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.6.0
Fixed
4.19.270
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
4.20.0
Fixed
5.4.229
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.5.0
Fixed
5.10.163
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
5.15.87
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.16.0
Fixed
6.0.18
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.1.0
Fixed
6.1.4