CVE-2026-63818

Published: July 22, 2026Last modified: July 22, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: validate orphan inode entry count f2fs_recover_orphan_inodes() trusts the orphan block entry_count when replaying orphan inodes from the checkpoint pack. A corrupted entry_count larger than F2FS_ORPHANS_PER_BLOCK makes the recovery loop read past the ino[] array and interpret footer or following data as inode numbers. On a crafted image, mounting an unpatched kernel can drive orphan recovery into f2fs_bug_on() and panic the kernel. Validate entry_count before consuming entries so corrupted checkpoint data fails the mount with -EFSCORRUPTED and requests fsck instead. Set ERROR_INCONSISTENT_ORPHAN as well, so the corruption reason can be recorded in the superblock s_errors[] field. This gives fsck a persistent hint even though mount-time orphan recovery failure may leave no chance to persist SBI_NEED_FSCK through a checkpoint.

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• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e12381d4495dc8b0ff042c6856022b2e359835c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550511a2470f6d204fa07b331f048bd2d3c51280
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/846c499a65816d13f1186e3090e825e8bb8bcb8b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8aad54746c251f2c2370118df766c0c82e2d2091