Linux Kernel up to 5.19.3 f2fs f2fs_bug_on privilege escalation

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 4.19.255/5.4.210/5.10.137/5.15.62/5.19.3. This affects the function f2fs_bug_on of the component f2fs. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50013. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 4.19.255/5.4.210/5.10.137/5.15.62/5.19.3. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function f2fs_bug_on of the component f2fs. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid use f2fs_bug_on() in f2fs_new_node_page() As Dipanjan Das <[email protected]> reported, syzkaller found a f2fs bug as below: RIP: 0010:f2fs_new_node_page+0x19ac/0x1fc0 fs/f2fs/node.c:1295 Call Trace: write_all_xattrs fs/f2fs/xattr.c:487 [inline] __f2fs_setxattr+0xe76/0x2e10 fs/f2fs/xattr.c:743 f2fs_setxattr+0x233/0xab0 fs/f2fs/xattr.c:790 f2fs_xattr_generic_set+0x133/0x170 fs/f2fs/xattr.c:86 __vfs_setxattr+0x115/0x180 fs/xattr.c:182 __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x125/0x5f0 fs/xattr.c:216 __vfs_setxattr_locked+0x1cf/0x260 fs/xattr.c:277 vfs_setxattr+0x13f/0x330 fs/xattr.c:303 setxattr+0x146/0x160 fs/xattr.c:611 path_setxattr+0x1a7/0x1d0 fs/xattr.c:630 __do_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:653 [inline] __se_sys_lsetxattr fs/xattr.c:649 [inline] __x64_sys_lsetxattr+0xbd/0x150 fs/xattr.c:649 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x35/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 NAT entry and nat bitmap can be inconsistent, e.g. one nid is free in nat bitmap, and blkaddr in its NAT entry is not NULL_ADDR, it may trigger BUG_ON() in f2fs_new_node_page(), fix it.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50013 since 06/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.138, 5.15.63 or 5.19.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fbfad62b29e9f8f1c1026a806c9e064ec2a7c342/29e734ec33ae4bd7de4018fb0fb0eec808c36b92/800ba8979111184d5194f4233cc83afe683efc54/5a01e45b925a0bc9718eccd33e5920f1a4e44caf/43ce0a0bda2c54dad91d5a1943554eed9e050f55/141170b759e03958f296033bb7001be62d1d363b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1350). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Avamar
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.19.255
• 5.4.210
• 5.10.137
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.15.35
• 5.15.36
• 5.15.37
• 5.15.38
• 5.15.39
• 5.15.40
• 5.15.41
• 5.15.42
• 5.15.43
• 5.15.44
• 5.15.45
• 5.15.46
• 5.15.47
• 5.15.48
• 5.15.49
• 5.15.50
• 5.15.51
• 5.15.52
• 5.15.53
• 5.15.54
• 5.15.55
• 5.15.56
• 5.15.57
• 5.15.58
• 5.15.59
• 5.15.60
• 5.15.61
• 5.15.62
• 5.19.0
• 5.19.1
• 5.19.2
• 5.19.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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