Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: zone: fix to avoid...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: zone: fix to avoid inconsistence in between SIT and SSA
w/ below testcase, it will cause inconsistence in between SIT and SSA.
create_null_blk 512 2 1024 1024
mkfs.f2fs -m /dev/nullb0
mount /dev/nullb0 /mnt/f2fs/
touch /mnt/f2fs/file
f2fs_io pinfile set /mnt/f2fs/file
fallocate -l 4GiB /mnt/f2fs/file
F2FS-fs (nullb0): Inconsistent segment (0) type [1, 0] in SSA and SIT
CPU: 5 UID: 0 PID: 2398 Comm: fallocate Tainted: G O 6.13.0-rc1 #84
Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE
Hardware name: innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox, BIOS VirtualBox 12/01/2006
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0xb3/0xd0
dump_stack+0x14/0x20
f2fs_handle_critical_error+0x18c/0x220 [f2fs]
f2fs_stop_checkpoint+0x38/0x50 [f2fs]
do_garbage_collect+0x674/0x6e0 [f2fs]
f2fs_gc_range+0x12b/0x230 [f2fs]
f2fs_allocate_pinning_section+0x5c/0x150 [f2fs]
f2fs_expand_inode_data+0x1cc/0x3c0 [f2fs]
f2fs_fallocate+0x3c3/0x410 [f2fs]
vfs_fallocate+0x15f/0x4b0
__x64_sys_fallocate+0x4a/0x80
x64_sys_call+0x15e8/0x1b80
do_syscall_64+0x68/0x130
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x67/0x6f
RIP: 0033:0x7f9dba5197ca
F2FS-fs (nullb0): Stopped filesystem due to reason: 4
The reason is f2fs_gc_range() may try to migrate block in curseg, however,
its SSA block is not uptodate due to the last summary block data is still
in cache of curseg.
In this patch, we add a condition in f2fs_gc_range() to check whether
section is opened or not, and skip block migration for opened section.
Impact
CVE-2025-38164 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). The vector is requires local access, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2025-38164? CVE-2025-38164 is a medium-severity security vulnerability. No fixed version is listed yet.
- How severe is CVE-2025-38164? CVE-2025-38164 has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2025-38164? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2025-38164 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
- Is CVE-2025-38164 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-38164 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether CVE-2025-38164 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.