# CVE-2022-50009: f2fs: fix null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's f2fs filesystem allows local attackers to cause a system crash during atomic write operations.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5rcp-34mv-5hf3, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-50009, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-50009, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50009

## What is CVE-2022-50009?

CVE-2022-50009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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 null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data

There is issue as follows when test f2fs atomic write:
F2FS-fs (loop0): Can't find valid F2FS filesystem in 2th superblock
F2FS-fs (loop0): invalid crc_offset: 0
F2FS-fs (loop0): f2fs_check_nid_range: out-of-range nid=1, run fsck to fix.
F2FS-fs (loop0): f2fs_check_nid_range: out-of-range nid=2, run fsck to fix.
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in f2fs_get_dnode_of_data+0xac/0x16d0
Read of size 8 at addr 0000000000000028 by task rep/1990

CPU: 4 PID: 1990 Comm: rep Not tainted 5.19.0-rc6-next-20220715 #266
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x6e/0x91
 print_report.cold+0x49a/0x6bb
 kasan_report+0xa8/0x130
 f2fs_get_dnode_of_data+0xac/0x16d0
 f2fs_do_write_data_page+0x2a5/0x1030
 move_data_page+0x3c5/0xdf0
 do_garbage_collect+0x2015/0x36c0
 f2fs_gc+0x554/0x1d30
 f2fs_balance_fs+0x7f5/0xda0
 f2fs_write_single_data_page+0xb66/0xdc0
 f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x716/0x1420
 f2fs_write_data_pages+0x84f/0x9a0
 do_writepages+0x130/0x3a0
 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x87/0xa0
 file_write_and_wait_range+0x157/0x1c0
 f2fs_do_sync_file+0x206/0x12d0
 f2fs_sync_file+0x99/0xc0
 vfs_fsync_range+0x75/0x140
 f2fs_file_write_iter+0xd7b/0x1850
 vfs_write+0x645/0x780
 ksys_write+0xf1/0x1e0
 do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

As 3db1de0e582c commit changed atomic write way which new a cow_inode for
atomic write file, and also mark cow_inode as FI_ATOMIC_FILE.
When f2fs_do_write_data_page write cow_inode will use cow_inode's cow_inode
which is NULL. Then will trigger null-ptr-deref.
To solve above issue, introduce FI_COW_FILE flag for COW inode.

Fiexes: 3db1de0e582c("f2fs: change the current atomic write way")

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50009?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50009?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50009 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50009 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50009 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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-2022-50009 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-2022-50009/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50009/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50009
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50009
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50009

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.