CVE-2025-38218

f2fs: fix to do sanity check on sit_bitmap_size

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 4, 2025 at 01:37 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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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 to do sanity check on sit_bitmap_size w/ below testcase, resize will generate a corrupted image which contains inconsistent metadata, so when mounting such image, it will trigger kernel panic: touch img truncate -s $((512*1024*1024*1024)) img mkfs.f2fs -f img $((256*1024*1024)) resize.f2fs -s -i img -t $((1024*1024*1024)) mount img /mnt/f2fs ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/segment.h:863! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 11 UID: 0 PID: 3922 Comm: mount Not tainted 6.15.0-rc1+ #191 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:f2fs_ra_meta_pages+0x47c/0x490 Call Trace: f2fs_build_segment_manager+0x11c3/0x2600 f2fs_fill_super+0xe97/0x2840 mount_bdev+0xf4/0x140 legacy_get_tree+0x2b/0x50 vfs_get_tree+0x29/0xd0 path_mount+0x487/0xaf0 __x64_sys_mount+0x116/0x150 do_syscall_64+0x82/0x190 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7fdbfde1bcfe The reaseon is: sit_i->bitmap_size is 192, so size of sit bitmap is 192*8=1536, at maximum there are 1536 sit blocks, however MAIN_SEGS is 261893, so that sit_blk_cnt is 4762, build_sit_entries() -> current_sit_addr() tries to access out-of-boundary in sit_bitmap at offset from [1536, 4762), once sit_bitmap and sit_bitmap_mirror is not the same, it will trigger f2fs_bug_on(). Let's add sanity check in f2fs_sanity_check_ckpt() to avoid panic.

Affected

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

3.8 ≤ v < 5.10.2393.8 ≤ v < 5.15.1863.8 ≤ v < 6.1.1423.8 ≤ v < 6.12.353.8 ≤ v < 6.15.43.8 ≤ v < 6.163.8 ≤ v < 6.6.955.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1865.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1426.13 ≤ v < 6.15.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.956.7 ≤ v < 6.12.353.898e4da8ca301e062d79ae168c67e56f3c3de3ce4
Vendor states this is fixed in 38ef48a8afef8df646b6f6ae7abb872f18b533c1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3e5ac62a56a24f4d88ce8ffd7bc452428b235868 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5db0d252c64e91ba1929c70112352e85dc5751e7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 79ef8a6c4ec53d327580fd7d2b522cf4f1d05b0c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 82f51bff393e4c12cf4de553120ca831cfa4ef19 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ad862f71016ba38039df1c96ed55c0a4314cc183 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ee1b421c469876544e297ec1090574bd76100247 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.239 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.186 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.142 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.35 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.95 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38ef48a8afef8df646b6f6ae7abb872f18b533c1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e5ac62a56a24f4d88ce8ffd7bc452428b235868
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5db0d252c64e91ba1929c70112352e85dc5751e7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79ef8a6c4ec53d327580fd7d2b522cf4f1d05b0c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82f51bff393e4c12cf4de553120ca831cfa4ef19
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad862f71016ba38039df1c96ed55c0a4314cc183
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee1b421c469876544e297ec1090574bd76100247
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

CVSS

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

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