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CVE-2025-68796· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

f2fs: fix to avoid updating zero-sized extent in extent cache

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid updating zero-sized extent in extent cache As syzbot reported: F2FS-fs (loop0): __update_extent_tree_range: extent len is zero, type: 0, extent [0, 0, 0], age [0, 0] ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:678! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5336 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:__update_extent_tree_range+0x13bc/0x1500 fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:678 Call Trace: <TASK> f2fs_update_read_extent_cache_range+0x192/0x3e0 fs/f2fs/extent_cache.c:1085 f2fs_do_zero_range fs/f2fs/file.c:1657 [inline] f2fs_zero_range+0x10c1/0x1580 fs/f2fs/file.c:1737 f2fs_fallocate+0x583/0x990 fs/f2fs/file.c:2030 vfs_fallocate+0x669/0x7e0 fs/open.c:342 ioctl_preallocate fs/ioctl.c:289 [inline] file_ioctl+0x611/0x780 fs/ioctl.c:-1 do_vfs_ioctl+0xb33/0x1430 fs/ioctl.c:576 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:595 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0x82/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f07bc58eec9 In error path of f2fs_zero_range(), it may add a zero-sized extent into extent cache, it should be avoided.

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Published
Jan 13, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 9th percentile
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EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 4.7affected
    • 6e9619499f53b22ead972e476c0e8341c997d929 and later · before 9c07bd262c13ca922adad6e7613d48505f97f548affected · git
    • 6e9619499f53b22ead972e476c0e8341c997d929 and later · before 72c58a82e6fb7b327e8701f5786c70c3edc56188affected · git
    • 6e9619499f53b22ead972e476c0e8341c997d929 and later · before e50b81c50fcbe63f50405bb40f262162ff32af88affected · git
    • 6e9619499f53b22ead972e476c0e8341c997d929 and later · before efe3371001f50a2d6f746b50bdc6f9f26b2089ecaffected · git
    • 6e9619499f53b22ead972e476c0e8341c997d929 and later · before 4f244c64efe628d277b916f47071adf480eb8646affected · git
    • 6e9619499f53b22ead972e476c0e8341c997d929 and later · before bac23833220a1f8fe8dfab7e16efa20ff64d7589affected · git
    • 6e9619499f53b22ead972e476c0e8341c997d929 and later · before 7c37c79510329cd951a4dedf3f7bf7e2b18dccecaffected · git
    • before 4.7not affected · semver
    • 5.10.248 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
Debian:14linuxbefore 6.18.3-16.18.3-1

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux4f244c64efe628d277b916f47071adf480eb8646Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux72c58a82e6fb7b327e8701f5786c70c3edc56188Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux7c37c79510329cd951a4dedf3f7bf7e2b18dccecVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9c07bd262c13ca922adad6e7613d48505f97f548Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxbac23833220a1f8fe8dfab7e16efa20ff64d7589Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe50b81c50fcbe63f50405bb40f262162ff32af88Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxefe3371001f50a2d6f746b50bdc6f9f26b2089ecVendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.119.3-3 on Azure Linux 3.06.6.121.1-1 · CBL-Mariner ReleasesMicrosoft (MSRC)
debian:linux6.1.162-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

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