CVE-2022-48829

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's NFSD, specifically in the handling of large file sizes during NFSv3 SETATTR and CREATE operations. The ia_size field, being a signed 64-bit type, can lead to unexpected behavior when clients send size values larger than the maximum allowed. This improper handling can result in silent value capping, potentially leading to data corruption in file size management.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.