CVE-2025-38579

f2fs: fix KMSAN uninit-value in extent_info usage

CVE-2025-38579 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38579, released August 19, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0018
7th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix KMSAN uninit-value in extent_info usage KMSAN reported a use of uninitialized value in `__is_extent_mergeable()` and `__is_back_mergeable()` via the read extent tree path. The root cause is that `get_read_extent_info()` only initializes three fields (`fofs`, `blk`, `len`) of `struct extent_info`, leaving the remaining fields uninitialized. This leads to undefined behavior when those fields are accessed later, especially during extent merging. Fix it by zero-initializing the `extent_info` struct before population.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.148-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38579 Aug 19, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.43-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38579 Aug 19, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.16.3-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38579 Aug 19, 2025

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