Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: multidev: fix to recognize valid zero block address
As reported by Yi Zhang in mailing list [1], kernel warning was catched
during zbd/010 test as below:
./check zbd/010
zbd/010 (test gap zone support with F2FS) [failed]
runtime ... 3.752s
something found in dmesg:
[ 4378.146781] run blktests zbd/010 at 2024-02-18 11:31:13
[ 4378.192349] null_blk: module loaded
[ 4378.209860] null_blk: disk nullb0 created
[ 4378.413285] scsi_debug:sdebug_driver_probe: scsi_debug: trim
poll_queues to 0. poll_q/nr_hw = (0/1)
[ 4378.422334] scsi host15: scsi_debug: version 0191 [20210520]
dev_size_mb=1024, opts=0x0, submit_queues=1, statistics=0
[ 4378.434922] scsi 15:0:0:0: Direct-Access-ZBC Linux
scsi_debug 0191 PQ: 0 ANSI: 7
[ 4378.443343] scsi 15:0:0:0: Power-on or device reset occurred
[ 4378.449371] sd 15:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg5 type 20
[ 4378.449418] sd 15:0:0:0: [sdf] Host-managed zoned block device
...
(See '/mnt/tests/gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/19168116/repository/archive.zip/storage/blktests/blk/blktests/results/nodev/zbd/010.dmesg'
WARNING: CPU: 22 PID: 44011 at fs/iomap/iter.c:51
CPU: 22 PID: 44011 Comm: fio Not tainted 6.8.0-rc3+ #1
RIP: 0010:iomap_iter+0x32b/0x350
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__iomap_dio_rw+0x1df/0x830
f2fs_file_read_iter+0x156/0x3d0 [f2fs]
aio_read+0x138/0x210
io_submit_one+0x188/0x8c0
__x64_sys_io_submit+0x8c/0x1a0
do_syscall_64+0x86/0x170
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76
Shinichiro Kawasaki helps to analyse this issue and proposes a potential
fixing patch in [2].
Quoted from reply of Shinichiro Kawasaki:
"I confirmed that the trigger commit is dbf8e63f48af as Yi reported. I took a
look in the commit, but it looks fine to me. So I thought the cause is not
in the commit diff.
I found the WARN is printed when the f2fs is set up with multiple devices,
and read requests are mapped to the very first block of the second device in the
direct read path. In this case, f2fs_map_blocks() and f2fs_map_blocks_cached()
modify map->m_pblk as the physical block address from each block device. It
becomes zero when it is mapped to the first block of the device. However,
f2fs_iomap_begin() assumes that map->m_pblk is the physical block address of the
whole f2fs, across the all block devices. It compares map->m_pblk against
NULL_ADDR == 0, then go into the unexpected branch and sets the invalid
iomap->length. The WARN catches the invalid iomap->length.
This WARN is printed even for non-zoned block devices, by following steps.
- Create two (non-zoned) null_blk devices memory backed with 128MB size each:
nullb0 and nullb1.
# mkfs.f2fs /dev/nullb0 -c /dev/nullb1
# mount -t f2fs /dev/nullb0 "${mount_dir}"
# dd if=/dev/zero of="${mount_dir}/test.dat" bs=1M count=192
# dd if="${mount_dir}/test.dat" of=/dev/null bs=1M count=192 iflag=direct
..."
So, the root cause of this issue is: when multi-devices feature is on,
f2fs_map_blocks() may return zero blkaddr in non-primary device, which is
a verified valid block address, however, f2fs_iomap_begin() treats it as
an invalid block address, and then it triggers the warning in iomap
framework code.
Finally, as discussed, we decide to use a more simple and direct way that
checking (map.m_flags & F2FS_MAP_MAPPED) condition instead of
(map.m_pblk != NULL_ADDR) to fix this issue.
Thanks a lot for the effort of Yi Zhang and Shinichiro Kawasaki on this
issue.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-f2fs-devel/CAHj4cs-kfojYC9i0G73PRkYzcxCTex=-vugRFeP40g_URGvnfQ@mail.gmail.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-f2fs-devel/gngdj77k4picagsfdtiaa7gpgnup6fsgwzsltx6milmhegmjff@iax2n4wvrqye/
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.17 | 6.1.93 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.9.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.9.7-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.94-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-44.44 | USN-6999-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1015.16 | USN-6999-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp +1 | 6.8.0-1014.16 | USN-7004-1, USN-6999-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1010.13 | USN-6999-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm +2 | 6.8.0-1012.12 | USN-6999-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1013.14 | USN-7005-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1013.14.1 | USN-7005-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1011.12 | USN-6999-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +1 | 6.8.0-44.44.1 | USN-6999-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-1014.16~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-45.45~22.04.1 | USN-7029-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1013.14~22.04.1 | USN-7005-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1012.12~22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-44.44.1~22.04.1 | USN-7008-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +13 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2010.10 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1008.8 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb | 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-azure +1 | 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-docs +5 | 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-syms-azure | 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 | SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-9.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-18.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1 | 1-150600.1.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_2 | 1-150600.13.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +1 | 6.4.0-150600.23.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-azure +1 | 6.4.0-150600.8.8.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2.150600.12.4.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-docs +8 | 6.4.0-150600.23.14.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-rt +3 | 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-syms-azure | 6.4.0-150600.8.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 |
Advisories 13
- WID-SEC-2024-1422 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-6999-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-oem-6.8, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7029-1 linux-hwe-6.8 Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7005-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7004-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7005-2 linux-nvidia-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7008-1 linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-6999-2 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025