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

blk-throttle: prevent overflow while calculating wait time

There is a problem found by code review in tg_with_in_bps_limit() that
'bps_limit * jiffy_elapsed_rnd' might overflow. Fix the problem by
calling mul_u64_u64_div_u64() instead.
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Thu, 23 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: blk-throttle: prevent overflow while calculating wait time There is a problem found by code review in tg_with_in_bps_limit() that 'bps_limit * jiffy_elapsed_rnd' might overflow. Fix the problem by calling mul_u64_u64_div_u64() instead.
Title blk-throttle: prevent overflow while calculating wait time
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-22T13:23:32.808Z

Reserved: 2025-10-22T13:20:23.762Z

Link: CVE-2022-50580

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-22T14:15:43.037

Modified: 2025-10-22T21:12:48.953

Link: CVE-2022-50580

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50580 - Bugzilla

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