CVE-2022-50299
- Published: 2025-09-15T15:15:41.353
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
md: Replace snprintf with scnprintf
Current code produces a warning as shown below when total characters
in the constituent block device names plus the slashes exceeds 200.
snprintf() returns the number of characters generated from the given
input, which could cause the expression “200 – len” to wrap around
to a large positive number. Fix this by using scnprintf() instead,
which returns the actual number of characters written into the buffer.
[ 1513.267938] ————[ cut here ]————
[ 1513.267943] WARNING: CPU: 15 PID: 37247 at /lib/vsprintf.c:2509 vsnprintf+0x2c8/0x510
[ 1513.267944] Modules linked in:
[ 1513.267969] CPU: 15 PID: 37247 Comm: mdadm Not tainted 5.4.0-1085-azure #90~18.04.1-Ubuntu
[ 1513.267969] Hardware name: Microsoft Corporation Virtual Machine/Virtual Machine, BIOS Hyper-V UEFI Release v4.1 05/09/2022
[ 1513.267971] RIP: 0010:vsnprintf+0x2c8/0x510
[ 1513.267982] Call Trace:
[ 1513.267986] snprintf+0x45/0x70
[ 1513.267990] ? disk_name+0x71/0xa0
[ 1513.267993] dump_zones+0x114/0x240 [raid0]
[ 1513.267996] ? _cond_resched+0x19/0x40
[ 1513.267998] raid0_run+0x19e/0x270 [raid0]
[ 1513.268000] md_run+0x5e0/0xc50
[ 1513.268003] ? security_capable+0x3f/0x60
[ 1513.268005] do_md_run+0x19/0x110
[ 1513.268006] md_ioctl+0x195e/0x1f90
[ 1513.268007] blkdev_ioctl+0x91f/0x9f0
[ 1513.268010] block_ioctl+0x3d/0x50
[ 1513.268012] do_vfs_ioctl+0xa9/0x640
[ 1513.268014] ? __fput+0x162/0x260
[ 1513.268016] ksys_ioctl+0x75/0x80
[ 1513.268017] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x1a/0x20
[ 1513.268019] do_syscall_64+0x5e/0x200
[ 1513.268021] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9
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How to fix CVE-2022-50299
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md: Replace snprintf with scnprintf Current code produces a warning as shown below when total characters in the constituent block device names plus the slashes exceeds 200. snprintf() returns the number of characters generated from the given input, which could cause the expression “200 – […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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