Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix to do sanity check on i_extra_isize in is_alive()

syzbot found a f2fs bug:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734
Read of size 4 at addr ffff888076557568 by task kworker/u4:3/52

CPU: 1 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u4:3 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-syzkaller-00362-gfef7fd48922d #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:0)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:284 [inline]
print_report+0x15e/0x45d mm/kasan/report.c:395
kasan_report+0xbb/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:495
data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline]
is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline]
gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline]
do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734
f2fs_gc+0x88c/0x20a0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1831
f2fs_balance_fs+0x544/0x6b0 fs/f2fs/segment.c:410
f2fs_write_inode+0x57e/0xe20 fs/f2fs/inode.c:753
write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1440 [inline]
__writeback_single_inode+0xcfc/0x1440 fs/fs-writeback.c:1652
writeback_sb_inodes+0x54d/0xf90 fs/fs-writeback.c:1870
wb_writeback+0x2c5/0xd70 fs/fs-writeback.c:2044
wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2187 [inline]
wb_workfn+0x2dc/0x12f0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2227
process_one_work+0x9bf/0x1710 kernel/workqueue.c:2289
worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436
kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306

The root cause is that we forgot to do sanity check on .i_extra_isize
in below path, result in accessing invalid address later, fix it.
- gc_data_segment
- is_alive
- data_blkaddr
- offset_in_addr
Published: 2025-03-27
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-55185 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on i_extra_isize in is_alive() syzbot found a f2fs bug: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888076557568 by task kworker/u4:3/52 CPU: 1 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u4:3 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-syzkaller-00362-gfef7fd48922d #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:0) Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:284 [inline] print_report+0x15e/0x45d mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasan_report+0xbb/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:495 data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline] is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline] gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline] do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734 f2fs_gc+0x88c/0x20a0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1831 f2fs_balance_fs+0x544/0x6b0 fs/f2fs/segment.c:410 f2fs_write_inode+0x57e/0xe20 fs/f2fs/inode.c:753 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1440 [inline] __writeback_single_inode+0xcfc/0x1440 fs/fs-writeback.c:1652 writeback_sb_inodes+0x54d/0xf90 fs/fs-writeback.c:1870 wb_writeback+0x2c5/0xd70 fs/fs-writeback.c:2044 wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2187 [inline] wb_workfn+0x2dc/0x12f0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2227 process_one_work+0x9bf/0x1710 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306 The root cause is that we forgot to do sanity check on .i_extra_isize in below path, result in accessing invalid address later, fix it. - gc_data_segment - is_alive - data_blkaddr - offset_in_addr
History

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 02:45:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

Low

 threat_severity

Important

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on i_extra_isize in is_alive() syzbot found a f2fs bug: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734 Read of size 4 at addr ffff888076557568 by task kworker/u4:3/52 CPU: 1 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u4:3 Not tainted 6.1.0-rc4-syzkaller-00362-gfef7fd48922d #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/26/2022 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:0) Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0xcd/0x134 lib/dump_stack.c:106 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:284 [inline] print_report+0x15e/0x45d mm/kasan/report.c:395 kasan_report+0xbb/0x1f0 mm/kasan/report.c:495 data_blkaddr fs/f2fs/f2fs.h:2891 [inline] is_alive fs/f2fs/gc.c:1117 [inline] gc_data_segment fs/f2fs/gc.c:1520 [inline] do_garbage_collect+0x386a/0x3df0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1734 f2fs_gc+0x88c/0x20a0 fs/f2fs/gc.c:1831 f2fs_balance_fs+0x544/0x6b0 fs/f2fs/segment.c:410 f2fs_write_inode+0x57e/0xe20 fs/f2fs/inode.c:753 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1440 [inline] __writeback_single_inode+0xcfc/0x1440 fs/fs-writeback.c:1652 writeback_sb_inodes+0x54d/0xf90 fs/fs-writeback.c:1870 wb_writeback+0x2c5/0xd70 fs/fs-writeback.c:2044 wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2187 [inline] wb_workfn+0x2dc/0x12f0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2227 process_one_work+0x9bf/0x1710 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306 The root cause is that we forgot to do sanity check on .i_extra_isize in below path, result in accessing invalid address later, fix it. - gc_data_segment - is_alive - data_blkaddr - offset_in_addr
Title f2fs: fix to do sanity check on i_extra_isize in is_alive()
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T19:05:47.773Z

Reserved: 2025-03-27T16:39:17.986Z

Link: CVE-2022-49738

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-01T16:58:56.847Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-03-27T17:15:38.340

Modified: 2025-10-01T18:15:30.820

Link: CVE-2022-49738

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-03-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-49738 - Bugzilla

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