CVE-2022-49425
f2fs: fix dereference of stale list iterator after loop body
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Feb 26, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 26, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix dereference of stale list iterator after loop body
The list iterator variable will be a bogus pointer if no break was hit. Dereferencing it (cur->page in this case) could load an out-of-bounds/undefined value making it unsafe to use that in the comparision to determine if the specific element was found.
Since 'cur->page' *can* be out-ouf-bounds it cannot be guaranteed that by chance (or intention of an attacker) it matches the value of 'page' even though the correct element was not found.
This is fixed by using a separate list iterator variable for the loop and only setting the original variable if a suitable element was found. Then determing if the element was found is simply checking if the variable is set.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
|
LinuxLinux |
|
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/385edd3ce5b4b1e9d31f474a5e35a39779ec1110
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e47a7add3dda7f236548c5ec3017776dc2a729f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51d584704d18e60fa473823654f35611c777b291
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45b2b7d7108ae1e25a5036cab04ab9273e792332
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b26e1c777890e4b938136deb8ec07a29f33862e4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed7efc472c00986dcd6903ab6ed165c7fa167674
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aaf51dd39afb6d01d13f1e6fe20b684733b37d5
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.