# CVE-2022-49166: ntfs: add sanity check on allocation size

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs: add sanity check on allocation size ntfs_read_inode_mount invokes ntfs_malloc_nofs with zero allocation size. It triggers one BUG in the __ntfs_malloc function. Fix this by adding sanity check on ni->attr_list_size.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd8d7daa0e53b184a2f3c6e0d47330780d0a0650
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21d490232f323ed4053eb9924615e6fea291f154
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07793d2e55563124108762f4e5f811db92ffe02f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe41ad8be036a3de3e4bdde709551aeb4de2fe7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b230f2d9441a34c7f483d39ab78519bcf73cc2e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ab2d4ef52c2dbb62a60844b87fc8872383407a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115fae2c1566eacc5ad2055f72521354612e72c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c641087d381a08363e5f14179bc6b0a23eca7c47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/714fbf2647b1a33d914edd695d4da92029c7e7c0

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