CVE-2024-47726 f2fs: fix to wait dio completion

High 7.8 Published Updated

A race condition in the Linux kernel f2fs filesystem allows direct write IOs to overwrite data in blocks reused by other inodes, leading to data corruption.

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

What is CVE-2024-47726?

CVE-2024-47726 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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 to wait dio completion

It should wait all existing dio write IOs before block removal, otherwise, previous direct write IO may overwrite data in the block which may be reused by other inode.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47726?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-47726?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-47726 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-47726 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-51132, AZL-51257, BELL-CVE-2024-47726, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47726, GHSA-m3v4-26gh-289c, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47726.

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