CVE-2026-89833

f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadloop in f2fs_fsync_node_pages()

Published Sep 16, 2026 CVSS n/a EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadloop in f2fs_fsync_node_pages()

There is potential deadloop in race condition:

Thread A Thread B
- fsync
- f2fs_do_sync_file
- f2fs_fsync_node_pages
- last_fsync_dnode
- folio_get(last_folio)
- f2fs_setattr
- f2fs_truncate
- f2fs_truncate_blocks
- f2fs_do_truncate_blocks
- f2fs_truncate_inode_blocks
- truncate_dnode
- truncate_node
- invalidate_mapping_pages
- folio->mapping = NULL
- is_node_folio alwasy return false
- atomic && !marked is always true,
then goto retry

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4904-1 linux-6.12 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9019-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-9020-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History
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Weaknesses CWE-674
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadloop in f2fs_fsync_node_pages() There is potential deadloop in race condition: Thread A Thread B - fsync - f2fs_do_sync_file - f2fs_fsync_node_pages - last_fsync_dnode - folio_get(last_folio) - f2fs_setattr - f2fs_truncate - f2fs_truncate_blocks - f2fs_do_truncate_blocks - f2fs_truncate_inode_blocks - truncate_dnode - truncate_node - invalidate_mapping_pages - folio->mapping = NULL - is_node_folio alwasy return false - atomic && !marked is always true, then goto retry
Title f2fs: fix to avoid potential deadloop in f2fs_fsync_node_pages()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 30, 2026, 12:33 PM
Reserved
Sep 11, 2026, 7:38 PM
Status
Received
Published
Sep 16, 2026, 11:16 AM
Modified
Oct 30, 2026, 1:20 PM