CVE-2026-31715
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d40b26377f891e6dcb6efaf8ef9374c99be1b1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1171f329cf1c175321251ac40fd126150d7ad1e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/188bb65f247a7a7c62f287c9a263aee3cad96fa5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d9c4a4ed4eef1f82c5b16b037aee8bad819fd53Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be222de96c0f9eee6e65eeb017ef855ee185cfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dbdab4430e4654db9aacef12b9b3b8b29ca25cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/963d2e24d9d92a31e6773b0f642214f10013ebf7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb94770dbdfb5411be5d9f44a960b010ec890ad
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.