CVE-2025-22079: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: validate l_tree_depth to avoid out-of-bounds access The l_tree_depth field is 16-bit (__le16), but the actual maximum depth is limited to OCFS2_MAX_PATH_DEPTH. Add a check to prevent out-of-bounds access if l_tree_depth has an invalid value, which may occur when reading from a corrupted mounted disk [1].

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 2.6.16, before 5.4.292 (fixed in 5.4.292); from 5.5, before 5.10.236 (fixed in 5.10.236); from 5.11, before 5.15.180 (fixed in 5.15.180); from 5.16, before 6.1.134 (fixed in 6.1.134); from 6.2, before 6.6.87 (fixed in 6.6.87); from 6.7, before 6.12.23 (fixed in 6.12.23); …

Published 2025-04-16. Last modified 2026-07-30.