ovl: Use "buf" flexible array for memcpy() destination
The "buf" flexible array needs to be the memcpy() destination to avoid
false positive run-time warning from the recent FORTIFY_SOURCE
hardening:
memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 93) of single field "&fh->fb"
at fs/overlayfs/export.c:799 (size 21)
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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-4475-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-55180 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: Use "buf" flexible array for memcpy() destination The "buf" flexible array needs to be the memcpy() destination to avoid false positive run-time warning from the recent FORTIFY_SOURCE hardening: memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 93) of single field "&fh->fb" at fs/overlayfs/export.c:799 (size 21) |
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:45:00 +0000
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Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:00:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: Use "buf" flexible array for memcpy() destination The "buf" flexible array needs to be the memcpy() destination to avoid false positive run-time warning from the recent FORTIFY_SOURCE hardening: memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 93) of single field "&fh->fb" at fs/overlayfs/export.c:799 (size 21) | |
| Title | ovl: Use "buf" flexible array for memcpy() destination | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:05:53.744Z
Reserved: 2025-03-27T16:39:17.987Z
Link: CVE-2022-49743
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-03-27T17:15:38.967
Modified: 2026-01-19T13:16:06.403
Link: CVE-2022-49743
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Updated: 2025-07-13T11:32:28Z
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