# CVE-2022-49363: f2fs: fix to do sanity check on block address in f2fs_do_zero_range()

> A local attacker can cause a kernel panic in the F2FS file system by providing a crafted image with inconsistent block mapping information.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49363, GHSA-42f3-h6cw-6x97, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49363

## What is CVE-2022-49363?

CVE-2022-49363 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

f2fs: fix to do sanity check on block address in f2fs_do_zero_range()

As Yanming reported in bugzilla:

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215894

I have encountered a bug in F2FS file system in kernel v5.17.

I have uploaded the system call sequence as case.c, and a fuzzed image can
be found in google net disk

The kernel should enable CONFIG_KASAN=y and CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE=y. You can
reproduce the bug by running the following commands:

kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/segment.c:2291!
Call Trace:
 f2fs_invalidate_blocks+0x193/0x2d0
 f2fs_fallocate+0x2593/0x4a70
 vfs_fallocate+0x2a5/0xac0
 ksys_fallocate+0x35/0x70
 __x64_sys_fallocate+0x8e/0xf0
 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae

The root cause is, after image was fuzzed, block mapping info in inode
will be inconsistent with SIT table, so in f2fs_fallocate(), it will cause
panic when updating SIT with invalid blkaddr.

Let's fix the issue by adding sanity check on block address before updating
SIT table with it.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49363?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49363?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49363 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49363 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49363 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49363 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49363 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49363/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49363/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49363
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49363
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49363

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