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.
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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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | f2fs: fix to avoid updating zero-sized extent in extent cache | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-13T15:29:06.892Z
Reserved: 2025-12-24T10:30:51.042Z
Link: CVE-2025-68796
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-13T16:16:01.540
Modified: 2026-01-13T16:16:01.540
Link: CVE-2025-68796
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