f2fs: fix to avoid memory leak in f2fs_rename()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid memory leak in f2fs_rename() syzbot reported a f2fs bug as below: BUG: memory leak unreferenced object 0xffff888127f70830 (size 16): comm "syz.0.23", pid 6144, jiffies 4294943712 hex dump (first 16 bytes): 3c af 57 72 5b e6 8f ad 6e 8e fd 33 42 39 03 ff <.Wr[...n..3B9.. backtrace (crc 925f8a80): kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4520 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4844 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5237 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x3bd/0x560 mm/slub.c:5250 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954 [inline] fscrypt_setup_filename+0x15e/0x3b0 fs/crypto/fname.c:364 f2fs_setup_filename+0x52/0xb0 fs/f2fs/dir.c:143 f2fs_rename+0x159/0xca0 fs/f2fs/namei.c:961 f2fs_rename2+0xd5/0xf20 fs/f2fs/namei.c:1308 vfs_rename+0x7ff/0x1250 fs/namei.c:6026 filename_renameat2+0x4f4/0x660 fs/namei.c:6144 __do_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6173 [inline] __se_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:6168 [inline] __x64_sys_renameat2+0x59/0x80 fs/namei.c:6168 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f The root cause is in commit 40b2d55e0452 ("f2fs: fix to create selinux label during whiteout initialization"), we added a call to f2fs_setup_filename() without a matching call to f2fs_free_filename(), 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 | 6.6.23 to before 6.6.136; 6.7.11 to before 6.8; 6.8.2 to before 6.9 | 6.6.136, 6.8, 6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 and later | 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.6.23 to before 6.6.136; 6.7.11 to before 6.8; 6.8.2 to before 6.9 Fixed in 6.6.136, 6.8, 6.9 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.9 and later Fixed in 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.136, 6.8, 6.9
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.136, 6.12.84, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
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-2026-31714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-48wq-5h48-mwqq
- 2026-11-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a76c1cad4e80a9802ef8048662255417e3ce5b79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78206dcb912ab60b8ee3cbe8c48d749a9a12e1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/047c0aef6af37a2a35181aa085c616ad286386f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/369eb2016d8e2f01931b3bad1cb9cefa83f44003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cf11e6f36c170050c12171dd6fd3142711478fc
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Sources
- CVE-2026-31714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-48wq-5h48-mwqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-31714 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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