CVE-2022-49707

A flaw was found in the ext4 module in the Linux kernel. Resizing a corrupt ext4 image can cause a NULL pointer dereference due to a missing check if the reserved GDT blocks is zero when the resize_inode feature is disabled, resulting in a denial of service.

This issue has been fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 and 9.1 via RHSA-2022:7683 [1] and RHSA-2022:8267 [2], respectively.

[1]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7683

[2]. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8267

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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.