CVE-2022-50638

A flaw was identified in the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel where a malformed or improperly initialized boot loader inode could trigger a BUG_ON() condition inside the __es_tree_search() function. This occurs when the inode’s mode (imode) is an unexpected type and the code does not properly handle it, leading to a deliberate kernel bug assertion and invalid opcode execution. Under certain conditions, this flaw can be triggered by local filesystem operations, causing a kernel crash

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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.