# CVE-2022-49279: NFSD: prevent integer overflow on 32 bit systems

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: prevent integer overflow on 32 bit systems On a 32 bit system, the "len * sizeof(*p)" operation can have an integer overflow.

## What to do

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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/3a2789e8ccb4a3e2a631f6817a2d3bb98b8c4fd8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce1aa09cc14ed625104acc2d487bd92b9a88efe2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7af164fa2f1abc577d357d22d83a2f3490875d7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303cd6173dce0a28d26526c77814eb90a41bd898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79b1c54fc6ce09ee0d5fe088bb3de26ae2150e3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4195d27306ea468a6dc3a27af6f586709951229
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23a9dbbe0faf124fc4c139615633b9d12a3a89ef

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