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HIGH

f2fs Sysfs Attribute OOB

CVE-2026-23235

CVSS 7.1 / 10.0 NVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

KernelScan AI7.1HIGH

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix out-of-bounds access in sysfs attribute read/write Some f2fs sysfs attributes suffer from out-of-bounds memory access and incorrect handling of integer values whose size is not 4 bytes. For example: vm:~# echo 65537 > /sys/fs/f2fs/vde/carve_out vm:~# cat /sys/fs/f2fs/vde/carve_out 65537 vm:~# echo 4294967297 > /sys/fs/f2fs/vde/atgc_age_threshold vm:~# cat /sys/fs/f2fs/vde/atgc_age_threshold 1 carve_out maps to {struct f2fs_sb_info}->carve_out, which is a 8-bit integer. However, the sysfs interface allows setting it to a value larger than 255, resulting in an out-of-range update. atgc_age_threshold maps to {struct atgc_management}->age_threshold, which is a 64-bit integer, but its sysfs interface cannot correctly set values larger than UINT_MAX. The root causes are: 1. __sbi_store() treats all default values as unsigned int, which prevents updating integers larger than 4 bytes and causes out-of-bounds writes for integers smaller than 4 bytes. 2. f2fs_sbi_show() also assumes all default values are unsigned int, leading to out-of-bounds reads and incorrect access to integers larger than 4 bytes. This patch introduces {struct f2fs_attr}->size to record the actual size of the integer associated with each sysfs attribute. With this information, sysfs read and write operations can correctly access and update values according to their real data size, avoiding memory corruption and truncation.

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Engine v0.2.0

Risk summary

An attacker with local access and appropriate privileges can trigger out-of-bounds memory reads and writes by manipulating f2fs sysfs attributes. This could lead to memory corruption, information disclosure, or system instability. The impact is limited to systems using f2fs filesystems with exposed sysfs interfaces.

Affectedfs/f2fs/sysfs.c

Vulnerability analysis

Root Cause: The f2fs sysfs interface incorrectly assumes all attribute values are 4-byte unsigned integers when performing read/write operations. This causes out-of-bounds memory access when the actual data types are different sizes (1-byte, 2-byte, or 8-byte integers). The __sbi_store() function performs out-of-bounds writes for smaller integers and truncates larger integers, while f2fs_sbi_show() performs out-of-bounds reads.

Attack Surface: Local attack surface through sysfs filesystem interface (/sys/fs/f2fs/). Requires write access to f2fs sysfs attributes, typically requiring root privileges or specific filesystem permissions. The vulnerability affects any system with f2fs filesystems that expose sysfs attributes.

Fix Mechanism: The patch adds a 'size' field to struct f2fs_attr to track the actual size of each attribute's underlying data type. New helper functions __sbi_show_value() and __sbi_store_value() use this size information to perform correctly-sized memory operations using switch statements that handle 1, 2, 4, and 8-byte integer types appropriately.

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BranchFixed inPatch commit
5.105.10.251e85a99db9ab8
5.155.15.201438a405fbad6
6.16.1.1646a6c07a9b49e
6.126.12.744ef30b9f1641
6.186.18.13d4a594dd952d
6.196.19.33a905e183c04
6.66.6.127eebd72cff518
mainline7.098ea0039dbfd