DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50749
Record from OSV · Published December 24, 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: acct: fix potential integer overflow in encode_comp_t() The integer overflow is descripted with following codes: > 317 static comp_t encode_comp_t(u64 value) > 318 { > 319 int exp, rnd; ...... > 341 exp <<= MANTSIZE; > 342 exp += value; > 343 return exp; > 344 } Currently comp_t is defined as type of '__u16', but the variable 'exp' is type of 'int', so overflow would happen when variable 'exp' in line 343 is greater than 65535.
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | Debian:14 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | Debian:13 | 6.1.4-1 |
| linux | Debian:12 | 6.1.4-1 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | 0 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 24, 2025 CVE Published
- Oct 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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