An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the file system checking…
Priority LOW 38CWE-131Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-131 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the file system checking functionality of fsck.f2fs 1.12.0. A specially crafted f2fs file can cause a logic flaw and out-of-bounds heap operations, resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0173 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | F2fs-tools | F2fs-tools-1.12.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- F2fs-tools Vendor— Affected F2fs-tools-1.12.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:f2fs-tools_project:f2fs-tools:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.12.0 | Vulnerable | F2fs-tools Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:f2fs-tools_project:f2fs-tools:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 Vulnerable ·F2fs-tools Project
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6070
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r6m-66fx-q4cm
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-6070 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-6070 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r6m-66fx-q4cm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-6070 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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