f2fs: atomic: fix UAF issue on f2fs_inode_info.atomic_inode
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: atomic: fix UAF issue on f2fs_inode_info.atomic_inode - ioctl(F2FS_IOC_GARBAGE_COLLECT_RANGE) - shrink - f2fs_gc - gc_data_segment - ra_data_block(cow_inode) - mapping = F2FS_I(inode)->atomic_inode->i_mapping : f2fs_is_cow_file(cow_inode) is true - f2fs_evict_inode(atomic_inode) - clear_inode_flag(fi->cow_inode, FI_COW_FILE) - F2FS_I(fi->cow_inode)->atomic_inode = NULL ... - truncate_inode_pages_final(atomic_inode) - f2fs_grab_cache_folio(mapping) : create folio in atomic_inode->mapping - clear_inode(atomic_inode) - BUG_ON(atomic_inode->i_data.nrpages) We need to add a reference on fi->atomic_inode before using its mapping field during garbage collection, otherwise, it will cause UAF issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.19
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.3, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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-2026-63816
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gp48-qw68-qgg5
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d3ae21783e5914c1761ac7d63f882d3d70800e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56038756aae68312df00d4aa1d97e51ef3aca725
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a499f77c06050a28c897bdbd86cd2f0721ae0743
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a805fec35c201c59643ddcde713bce4051c8ee27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0288584baa5dc41df4a829a023c4c1b33fe53d7
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Sources
- CVE-2026-63816 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63816 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gp48-qw68-qgg5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-63816 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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