In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: compress: fix UAF of f2fs_inode_info in f2fs_free_dic
The decompress_io_ctx may be released asynchronously after I/O completion. If this file is deleted immediately after read, and the kworker of processing post_read_wq has not been executed yet due to high workloads, It is possible that the inode(f2fs_inode_info) is evicted and freed before it is used f2fs_free_dic.
The UAF case as below: Thread A Thread B - f2fs_decompress_end_io - f2fs_put_dic - queue_work add free_dic work to post_read_wq - do_unlink - iput - evict - call_rcu This file is deleted after read.
Thread C kworker to process post_read_wq - rcu_do_batch - f2fs_free_inode - kmem_cache_free inode is freed by rcu - process_scheduled_works - f2fs_late_free_dic - f2fs_free_dic - f2fs_release_decomp_mem read (dic->inode)->i_compress_algorithm
This patch store compress_algorithm and sbi in dic to avoid inode UAF.
In addition, the previous solution is deprecated in [1] may cause system hang. [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1047-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1029-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-xilinxUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1050-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1045-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-azureUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2040-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1048-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-6.8.1Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1035-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gke-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-106-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-ibmUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1048-gkeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.8 | Mar 17, 2026 | Aug 22, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 17, 2026 | Aug 22, 2025 |
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