# CVE-2024-26871: f2fs: fix NULL pointer dereference in f2fs_submit_page_write()

> A local attacker can trigger a kernel crash in the f2fs filesystem by exploiting a race condition leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

- **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:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26871, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26871, GHSA-63c9-q9c6-qgqh, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26871

## What is CVE-2024-26871?

CVE-2024-26871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. 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 pointer dereference in f2fs_submit_page_write()

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000014
RIP: 0010:f2fs_submit_page_write+0x6cf/0x780 [f2fs]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? show_regs+0x6e/0x80
? __die+0x29/0x70
? page_fault_oops+0x154/0x4a0
? prb_read_valid+0x20/0x30
? __irq_work_queue_local+0x39/0xd0
? irq_work_queue+0x36/0x70
? do_user_addr_fault+0x314/0x6c0
? exc_page_fault+0x7d/0x190
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x2b/0x30
? f2fs_submit_page_write+0x6cf/0x780 [f2fs]
? f2fs_submit_page_write+0x736/0x780 [f2fs]
do_write_page+0x50/0x170 [f2fs]
f2fs_outplace_write_data+0x61/0xb0 [f2fs]
f2fs_do_write_data_page+0x3f8/0x660 [f2fs]
f2fs_write_single_data_page+0x5bb/0x7a0 [f2fs]
f2fs_write_cache_pages+0x3da/0xbe0 [f2fs]
...
It is possible that other threads have added this fio to io->bio
and submitted the io->bio before entering f2fs_submit_page_write().
At this point io->bio = NULL.
If is_end_zone_blkaddr(sbi, fio->new_blkaddr) of this fio is true,
then an NULL pointer dereference error occurs at bio_get(io->bio).
The original code for determining zone end was after "out:",
which would have missed some fio who is zone end. I've moved
 this code before "skip:" to make sure it's done for each fio.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26871?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26871?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26871 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-2024-26871 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. 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-2024-26871 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-2024-26871/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26871/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26871
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26871
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26871

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26871/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.