CVE-2022-50753
- Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:02.033
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to do sanity check on summary info
As Wenqing Liu reported in bugzilla:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216456
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in recover_data+0x63ae/0x6ae0 [f2fs]
Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881464dcd80 by task mount/1013
CPU: 3 PID: 1013 Comm: mount Tainted: G W 6.0.0-rc4 #1
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x45/0x5e
print_report.cold+0xf3/0x68d
kasan_report+0xa8/0x130
recover_data+0x63ae/0x6ae0 [f2fs]
f2fs_recover_fsync_data+0x120d/0x1fc0 [f2fs]
f2fs_fill_super+0x4665/0x61e0 [f2fs]
mount_bdev+0x2cf/0x3b0
legacy_get_tree+0xed/0x1d0
vfs_get_tree+0x81/0x2b0
path_mount+0x47e/0x19d0
do_mount+0xce/0xf0
__x64_sys_mount+0x12c/0x1a0
do_syscall_64+0x38/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
The root cause is: in fuzzed image, SSA table is corrupted: ofs_in_node
is larger than ADDRS_PER_PAGE(), result in out-of-range access on 4k-size
page.
– recover_data
– do_recover_data
– check_index_in_prev_nodes
– f2fs_data_blkaddr
This patch adds sanity check on summary info in recovery and GC flow
in where the flows rely on them.
After patch:
[ 29.310883] F2FS-fs (loop0): Inconsistent ofs_in_node:65286 in summary, ino:0, nid:6, max:1018
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How to fix CVE-2022-50753
Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on summary info As Wenqing Liu reported in bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216456 BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in recover_data+0x63ae/0x6ae0 [f2fs] Read of size 4 at addr ffff8881464dcd80 by task mount/1013 CPU: 3 PID: 1013 Comm: mount Tainted: G W 6.0.0-rc4 #1 Hardware name: […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Vendor Advisory: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=216456
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