CVE-2022-50056 fs/ntfs3: Fix missing i_op in ntfs_read_mft

What is CVE-2022-50056?

CVE-2022-50056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: Fix missing i_op in ntfs_read_mft

There is null pointer dereference because i_op == NULL. The bug happens because we don't initialize i_op for records in $Extend.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50056?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-50056?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-50056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50056, GHSA-pxrj-jchh-722x, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50056.