CVE-2022-50009

f2fs: fix null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM UTC
Updated: August 15, 2026 at 01:36 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data There is issue as follows when test f2fs atomic write: F2FS-fs (loop0): Can't find valid F2FS filesystem in 2th superblock F2FS-fs (loop0): invalid crc_offset: 0 F2FS-fs (loop0): f2fs_check_nid_range: out-of-range nid=1, run fsck to fix. F2FS-fs (loop0): f2fs_check_nid_range: out-of-range nid=2, run fsck to fix. ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data+0xac/0x16d0 Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000028 by task rep/1990 CPU: 4 PID: 1990 Comm: rep Not tainted 5.19.0-rc6-next-20220715 #266 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0x91 print_report.cold+0x49a/0x6bb kasan_report+0xa8/0x130 f2fs_get_dnode_of_data+0xac/0x16d0 f2fs_do_write_data_page+0x2a5/0x1030 move_data_page+0x3c5/0xdf0 do_garbage_collect+0x2015/0x36c0 f2fs_gc+0x554/0x1d30 f2fs_balance_fs+0x7f5/0xda0 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0xb66/0xdc0 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x716/0x1420 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x84f/0x9a0 do_writepages+0x130/0x3a0 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x87/0xa0 file_write_and_wait_range+0x157/0x1c0 f2fs_do_sync_file+0x206/0x12d0 f2fs_sync_file+0x99/0xc0 vfs_fsync_range+0x75/0x140 f2fs_file_write_iter+0xd7b/0x1850 vfs_write+0x645/0x780 ksys_write+0xf1/0x1e0 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd As 3db1de0e582c commit changed atomic write way which new a cow_inode for atomic write file, and also mark cow_inode as FI_ATOMIC_FILE. When f2fs_do_write_data_page write cow_inode will use cow_inode's cow_inode which is NULL. Then will trigger null-ptr-deref. To solve above issue, introduce FI_COW_FILE flag for COW inode. Fiexes: 3db1de0e582c("f2fs: change the current atomic write way")

Affected

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

3.8 ≤ v < 5.18.185.19 ≤ v < 5.19.45.19 ≤ v < 6.03db1de0e582c358dd013f3703cd55b5fe40764365.196db52f1944417c2601182a591a704e2f119c5215
Vendor states this is fixed in 0f63e33eca6fa29a11c76fa31db5fe1cada5ad6e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4a2c5b7994960fac29cf8a3f4e62855bae1b27d4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7000ad53ec1b17bd2fac76984b7b0c663755cbb7 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 5.18.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f63e33eca6fa29a11c76fa31db5fe1cada5ad6e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a2c5b7994960fac29cf8a3f4e62855bae1b27d4
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7000ad53ec1b17bd2fac76984b7b0c663755cbb7

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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