CVE-2022-50217

kernel: Linux kernel (FUSE): Data corruption or Denial of Service due to a race condition during file operations

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · June 18, 2025

Updated · July 8, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) subsystem. A race condition exists between write and close operations, which a local attacker with low privileges could exploit. This vulnerability allows data pages to be modified without being properly saved, potentially leading to data corruption or a denial of service where the affected file becomes inaccessible.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition