CVE-2022-49169

f2fs: use spin_lock to avoid hang

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 01:55 AM UTC
Updated: August 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: use spin_lock to avoid hang [14696.634553] task:cat state:D stack: 0 pid:1613738 ppid:1613735 flags:0x00000004 [14696.638285] Call Trace: [14696.639038] <TASK> [14696.640032] __schedule+0x302/0x930 [14696.640969] schedule+0x58/0xd0 [14696.641799] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x30 [14696.642890] __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x2fb/0x4f0 [14696.644035] ? mod_objcg_state+0x10c/0x310 [14696.645040] ? obj_cgroup_charge+0xe1/0x170 [14696.646067] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20 [14696.647126] mutex_lock+0x34/0x40 [14696.648070] stat_show+0x25/0x17c0 [f2fs] [14696.649218] seq_read_iter+0x120/0x4b0 [14696.650289] ? aa_file_perm+0x12a/0x500 [14696.651357] ? lru_cache_add+0x1c/0x20 [14696.652470] seq_read+0xfd/0x140 [14696.653445] full_proxy_read+0x5c/0x80 [14696.654535] vfs_read+0xa0/0x1a0 [14696.655497] ksys_read+0x67/0xe0 [14696.656502] __x64_sys_read+0x1a/0x20 [14696.657580] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0xc0 [14696.658671] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae [14696.660068] RIP: 0033:0x7efe39df1cb2 [14696.661133] RSP: 002b:00007ffc8badd948 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000 [14696.662958] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000020000 RCX: 00007efe39df1cb2 [14696.664757] RDX: 0000000000020000 RSI: 00007efe399df000 RDI: 0000000000000003 [14696.666542] RBP: 00007efe399df000 R08: 00007efe399de010 R09: 00007efe399de010 [14696.668363] R10: 0000000000000022 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 [14696.670155] R13: 0000000000000003 R14: 0000000000020000 R15: 0000000000020000 [14696.671965] </TASK> [14696.672826] task:umount state:D stack: 0 pid:1614985 ppid:1614984 flags:0x00004000 [14696.674930] Call Trace: [14696.675903] <TASK> [14696.676780] __schedule+0x302/0x930 [14696.677927] schedule+0x58/0xd0 [14696.679019] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x30 [14696.680412] __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x2fb/0x4f0 [14696.681783] ? destroy_inode+0x65/0x80 [14696.683006] __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20 [14696.684305] mutex_lock+0x34/0x40 [14696.685442] f2fs_destroy_stats+0x1e/0x60 [f2fs] [14696.686803] f2fs_put_super+0x158/0x390 [f2fs] [14696.688238] generic_shutdown_super+0x7a/0x120 [14696.689621] kill_block_super+0x27/0x50 [14696.690894] kill_f2fs_super+0x7f/0x100 [f2fs] [14696.692311] deactivate_locked_super+0x35/0xa0 [14696.693698] deactivate_super+0x40/0x50 [14696.694985] cleanup_mnt+0x139/0x190 [14696.696209] __cleanup_mnt+0x12/0x20 [14696.697390] task_work_run+0x64/0xa0 [14696.698587] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x1b7/0x1c0 [14696.700053] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x27/0x50 [14696.701418] do_syscall_64+0x48/0xc0 [14696.702630] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.8 ≤ v < 5.15.333.8 ≤ v < 5.16.193.8 ≤ v < 5.17.23.8 ≤ v < 5.185.16 ≤ v < 5.16.195.17 ≤ v < 5.17.23.866af62ce7588736ae65edfdb1c0df597775c4d21
Vendor states this is fixed in 2eff60346e7ae1a24cd868b8fdcf58e946e7dde1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 738886004bd2885ac2db0bc63b4874aa471ca87e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 98237fcda4a24e67b0a4498c17d5aa4ad4537bc7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ec4187d45cc1c2d69fffeee5fa6aa4cb62477cfb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.33 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.16.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18 (unaffected)

References (4)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2eff60346e7ae1a24cd868b8fdcf58e946e7dde1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/738886004bd2885ac2db0bc63b4874aa471ca87e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98237fcda4a24e67b0a4498c17d5aa4ad4537bc7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec4187d45cc1c2d69fffeee5fa6aa4cb62477cfb

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

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