f2fs: fix to do sanity check on curseg->alloc_type
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-129 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on curseg->alloc_type As Wenqing Liu reported in bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215657 - Overview UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/f2fs/segment.c:3460:2 when mount and operate a corrupted image - Reproduce tested on kernel 5.17-rc4, 5.17-rc6 1. mkdir test_crash 2. cd test_crash 3. unzip tmp2.zip 4. mkdir mnt 5. ./single_test.sh f2fs 2 - Kernel dump [ 46.434454] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 131072 [ 46.529839] F2FS-fs (loop0): Mounted with checkpoint version = 7548c2d9 [ 46.738319] ================================================================================ [ 46.738412] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/f2fs/segment.c:3460:2 [ 46.738475] index 231 is out of range for type 'unsigned int [2]' [ 46.738539] CPU: 2 PID: 939 Comm: umount Not tainted 5.17.0-rc6 #1 [ 46.738547] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014 [ 46.738551] Call Trace: [ 46.738556] <TASK> [ 46.738563] dump_stack_lvl+0x47/0x5c [ 46.738581] ubsan_epilogue+0x5/0x50 [ 46.738592] __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0x68/0x80 [ 46.738604] f2fs_allocate_data_block+0xdff/0xe60 [f2fs] [ 46.738819] do_write_page+0xef/0x210 [f2fs] [ 46.738934] f2fs_do_write_node_page+0x3f/0x80 [f2fs] [ 46.739038] __write_node_page+0x2b7/0x920 [f2fs] [ 46.739162] f2fs_sync_node_pages+0x943/0xb00 [f2fs] [ 46.739293] f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x7bb/0x1030 [f2fs] [ 46.739405] kill_f2fs_super+0x125/0x150 [f2fs] [ 46.739507] deactivate_locked_super+0x60/0xc0 [ 46.739517] deactivate_super+0x70/0xb0 [ 46.739524] cleanup_mnt+0x11a/0x200 [ 46.739532] __cleanup_mnt+0x16/0x20 [ 46.739538] task_work_run+0x67/0xa0 [ 46.739547] exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x18c/0x1a0 [ 46.739559] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x40 [ 46.739568] do_syscall_64+0x46/0xb0 [ 46.739584] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae The root cause is we missed to do sanity check on curseg->alloc_type, result in out-of-bound accessing on sbi->block_count[] array, fix it.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.8 and later | 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.8 and later Fixed in 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.8 to before 5.10.110; 5.11 to before 5.15.33; 5.16 to before 5.16.19; 5.17 to before 5.17.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 to before 5.10.110; 5.11 to before 5.15.33; 5.16 to before 5.16.19; 5.17 to before 5.17.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.110, 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2, 5.18
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49170
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4pp-63r6-wx5q
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/498b7088db71f9707359448cd6800bbb1882f4c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f68caedf264a95c0b02dfd0d9f92ac2637d5848a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0748a0f7dcb9d9dddc80302d73ebcecef6782ef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c12765e3f129b144421c80d3383df885f85ee290
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f41ee8b91c00770d718be2ff4852a80017ae9ab3
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4pp-63r6-wx5q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49170 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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