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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-49097
NFS: Avoid writeback threads getting stuck in mempool_alloc()
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Avoid writeback threads getting stuck in mempool_alloc() In a low memory situation, allow the NFS writeback code to fail without getting stuck in infinite loops in mempool_alloc().
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c74e2f6ecc51bd08bb5b0335477dba954a50592e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea029e4ce760f786919d06ef52efa2e50ea92a5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b3fa9a3c420c31e77b406ddc28f3a627100516c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6caeddd68977a1aaaf62fbd1955b41dd5c3c5d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bae835b63c53f86cdc524f5962e39409585b22c
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2b17d725f9be59a1bfa0583af690c463fca1f385, 5.3, 0, 5.10.111, 5.15.34, 5.16.20, 5.17.3, 5.18
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 26th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.