CVE-2022-50126 | jbd2: fix assertion 'jh->b_frozen_data == NULL' failure when journal aborted

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: fix assertion 'jh->b_frozen_data == NULL' failure when journal aborted Following process will fail assertion 'jh->b_frozen_data == NULL' in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(): jbd2_journal_commit_transaction unlink(dir/a) jh->b_transaction = trans1 jh->b_jlist = BJ_Metadata journal->j_running_transaction = NULL trans1->t_state = T_COMMIT unlink(dir/b) handle->h_trans = trans2 do_get_write_access jh->b_modified = 0 jh->b_frozen_data = frozen_buffer jh->b_next_transaction = trans2 jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata is_handle_aborted is_journal_aborted // return false --> jbd2 abort <-- while (commit_transaction->t_buffers) if (is_journal_aborted) jbd2_journal_refile_buffer __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer WRITE_ONCE(jh->b_transaction, jh->b_next_transaction) WRITE_ONCE(jh->b_next_transaction, NULL) __jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, BJ_Reserved) J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_frozen_data == NULL) // assertion failure ! The reproducer (See detail in [Link]) reports: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/jbd2/transaction.c:1629! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP CPU: 2 PID: 584 Comm: unlink Tainted: G W 5.19.0-rc6-00115-g4a57a8400075-dirty #697 RIP: 0010:jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata+0x3c5/0x470 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000be7ce0 EFLAGS: 00010202 Call Trace: <TASK> __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata+0xa0/0x290 ext4_handle_dirty_dirblock+0x10c/0x1d0 ext4_delete_entry+0x104/0x200 __ext4_unlink+0x22b/0x360 ext4_unlink+0x275/0x390 vfs_unlink+0x20b/0x4c0 do_unlinkat+0x42f/0x4c0 __x64_sys_unlink+0x37/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80 After journal aborting, __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer() is executed with holding @jh->b_state_lock, we can fix it by moving 'is_handle_aborted()' into the area protected by @jh->b_state_lock.

Published: 2025-06-18 Last update: 2025-11-18 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-50126 is rated Low Risk (23.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-50126

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-18 0.02%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-50126

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-50126

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-50126

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-50126 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50126
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50126
suse medium https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50126/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-50126 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1551 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1145, released 151, ignored 150, not-affected 100, needed 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-50126

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-50126

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 2.6.20, < 4.14.291 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.15, < 4.19.256 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 4.20, < 5.4.211 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.5, < 5.10.137 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.11, < 5.15.61 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 5.18.18 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.19, < 5.19.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-50126

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