CVE-2024-44942: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on F2FS_INLINE_DATA flag in inode during GC

Published Aug 26, 2024
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Updated

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

f2fs: fix to do sanity check on F2FSINLINEDATA flag in inode during GC

syzbot reports a f2fs bug as below:

------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/inline.c:258! CPU: 1 PID: 34 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc6-syzkaller-00012-g9e4bc4bcae01 #0 RIP: 0010:f2fswriteinlinedata+0x781/0x790 fs/f2fs/inline.c:258 Call Trace: f2fswritesingledatapage+0xb65/0x1d60 fs/f2fs/data.c:2834 f2fswritecachepages fs/f2fs/data.c:3133 [inline] f2fswritedatapages fs/f2fs/data.c:3288 [inline] f2fswritedatapages+0x1efe/0x3a90 fs/f2fs/data.c:3315 dowritepages+0x35b/0x870 mm/page-writeback.c:2612 writebacksingleinode+0x165/0x10b0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1650 writebacksbinodes+0x905/0x1260 fs/fs-writeback.c:1941 wbwriteback+0x457/0xce0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2117 wbdowriteback fs/fs-writeback.c:2264 [inline] wbworkfn+0x410/0x1090 fs/fs-writeback.c:2304 processonework kernel/workqueue.c:3254 [inline] processscheduledworks+0xa12/0x17c0 kernel/workqueue.c:3335 workerthread+0x86d/0xd70 kernel/workqueue.c:3416 kthread+0x2f2/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388 retfromfork+0x4d/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 retfromforkasm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry64.S:244

The root cause is: inlinedata inode can be fuzzed, so that there may be valid blkaddr in its direct node, once f2fs triggers background GC to migrate the block, it will hit f2fsbugon() during dirty page writeback.

Let's add sanity check on F2FSINLINEDATA flag in inode during GC, so that, it can forbid migrating inlinedata inode's data block for fixing.

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Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel<6.6.47
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.10.6
debian/linux<=5.10.223-1, <=5.10.234-1, <=6.1.129-1, <=6.1.135-1
6.12.27-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/linux to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.12.27-1

Event History

Aug 26, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:20 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:20 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Nov 24, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:23 AM
Description
Apr 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:35 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-44942?

CVE-2024-44942 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-44942?

To mitigate CVE-2024-44942, upgrade to Linux kernel version 6.12.12-1 or later.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2024-44942?

CVE-2024-44942 affects Linux kernel versions prior to 6.12.12-1 and versions between 6.7 and 6.10.6.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2024-44942?

CVE-2024-44942 is a bug related to improper handling of the F2FS_INLINE_DATA flag during garbage collection.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2024-44942?

As of now, there are no public exploits reported for CVE-2024-44942.

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