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CVE-2022-49068

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49068 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Btrfs filesystem, specifically affecting the direct I/O write path. It occurs when the system fails to correctly release reserved delalloc amounts, leading to outstanding extents and a kernel warning during inode destruction. This issue has a CVSSv3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring local privileges, and resulting in high availability impact (system crash/denial of service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.15.27, < 5.15.35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16.13, < 5.17.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.15.27, < 5.15.35CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
16.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0025 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49068Moderate

kernel: btrfs: release correct delalloc amount in direct IO write path

Feb 26, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/07cacfd9d9dc134557ac8866c73d570a59b3d1f3
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6d82ad13c4110e73c7b0392f00534a1502a1b520
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a04d37ddfe4be431b9e52e8504490376ab0a39a4
Patch