CVE-2024-27034: f2fs: compress: fix to cover normal cluster write with cp_rwsem

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-01 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: compress: fix to cover normal cluster write with cp_rwsem When we overwrite compressed cluster w/ normal cluster, we should not unlock cp_rwsem during f2fs_write_raw_pages(), otherwise data will be corrupted if partial blocks were persisted before CP & SPOR, due to cluster metadata wasn't updated atomically.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.6 before 5.15.153; from 5.16 before 6.1.83; from 6.2 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11; from 6.8 before 6.8.2 — fixed in 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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