CVE-2022-50341

An out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability exists in the linux kernel, such that A stack-allocated buffer (backed by vmalloc) was passed into crypto code (scatterwalk_map_and_copy() → __memcpy) where a cross-page write occurred. This ended up hitting a read-only mapping, causing a page-level fault and kernel panic (Oops: 9600004f), potentially damaging system availability and stability.

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