In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix UAF caused by decrementing sbi->nr_pages[] in f2fs_write_end_io()
The xfstests case "generic/107" and syzbot have both reported a NULL pointer dereference.
The concurrent scenario that triggers the panic is as follows:
F2FS_WB_CP_DATA write callback umount - f2fs_write_checkpoint - f2fs_wait_on_all_pages(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA) - blk_mq_end_request - bio_endio - f2fs_write_end_io : dec_page_count(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA) : wake_up(&sbi->cp_wait) - kill_f2fs_super - kill_block_super - f2fs_put_super : iput(sbi->node_inode) : sbi->node_inode = NULL : f2fs_in_warm_node_list - is_node_folio // sbi->node_inode is NULL and panic
The root cause is that f2fs_put_super() calls iput(sbi->node_inode) and sets sbi->node_inode to NULL after sbi->nr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA] is decremented to zero. As a result, f2fs_in_warm_node_list() may dereference a NULL node_inode when checking whether a folio belongs to the node inode, leading to a panic.
This patch fixes the issue by calling f2fs_in_warm_node_list() before decrementing sbi->nr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA], thus preventing the use-after-free condition.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jul 5, 2026 | Jul 5, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1007-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1061-ibmUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1064-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-azure-6.8Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade 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linux-image-aws-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1058-oracle | Jul 1, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 22, 2026 | May 1, 2026 |
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