f2fs: fix UAF caused by decrementing sbi->nr_pages[] in f2fs_write_end_io()
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix UAF caused by decrementing sbi->nr_pages[] in f2fs_write_end_io() The xfstests case "generic/107" and syzbot have both reported a NULL pointer dereference. The concurrent scenario that triggers the panic is as follows: F2FS_WB_CP_DATA write callback umount - f2fs_write_checkpoint - f2fs_wait_on_all_pages(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA) - blk_mq_end_request - bio_endio - f2fs_write_end_io : dec_page_count(sbi, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA) : wake_up(&sbi->cp_wait) - kill_f2fs_super - kill_block_super - f2fs_put_super : iput(sbi->node_inode) : sbi->node_inode = NULL : f2fs_in_warm_node_list - is_node_folio // sbi->node_inode is NULL and panic The root cause is that f2fs_put_super() calls iput(sbi->node_inode) and sets sbi->node_inode to NULL after sbi->nr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA] is decremented to zero. As a result, f2fs_in_warm_node_list() may dereference a NULL node_inode when checking whether a folio belongs to the node inode, leading to a panic. This patch fixes the issue by calling f2fs_in_warm_node_list() before decrementing sbi->nr_pages[F2FS_WB_CP_DATA], thus preventing the use-after-free condition.
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 | 4.19 and later | 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.19 and later Fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.25, 7.0.2, 7.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 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-2026-31715
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pg7-fr46-jx8j
References
Patch 3
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dbdab4430e4654db9aacef12b9b3b8b29ca25cb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffb94770dbdfb5411be5d9f44a960b010ec890ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d40b26377f891e6dcb6efaf8ef9374c99be1b1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1171f329cf1c175321251ac40fd126150d7ad1e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be222de96c0f9eee6e65eeb017ef855ee185cfa
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Sources
- CVE-2026-31715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-31715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5pg7-fr46-jx8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-31715 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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