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CVE-2026-23265

CVE-2026-23265 PUBLISHED

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on node footer in {read,write}_end_io -----------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/data.c:358! Call Trace: <IRQ> blk_update_request+0x5eb/0xe70 block/blk-mq.c:987 blk_mq_end_request+0x3e/0x70 block/blk-mq.c:1149 blk_complete_reqs block/blk-mq.c:1224 [inline] blk_done_softirq+0x107/0x160 block/blk-mq.c:1229 handle_softirqs+0x283/0x870 kernel/softirq.c:579 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:613 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:453 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0xca/0x1f0 kernel/softirq.c:680 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:696 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050 </IRQ> In f2fs_write_end_io(), it detects there is inconsistency in between node page index (nid) and footer.nid of node page. If footer of node page is corrupted in fuzzed image, then we load corrupted node page w/ async method, e.g. f2fs_ra_node_pages() or f2fs_ra_node_page(), in where we won't do sanity check on node footer, once node page becomes dirty, we will encounter this bug after node page writeback.

EPSS 0.02% · 4.6th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.02%
4.6th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
linuxlinux_kernel3.8, 3.8, 3.8
LinuxLinuxe05df3b115e7308afbca652769b54e4549fcc723, e05df3b115e7308afbca652769b54e4549fcc723, e05df3b115e7308afbca652769b54e4549fcc723

Timeline

  • Mar 18, 2026 CVE Published
  • Mar 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 22, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 22, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Mar 23, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 25, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
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