CVE-2026-23234

f2fs: fix to avoid UAF in f2fs_write_end_io()

CVE-2026-23234 is fixed in 36 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23234, released March 4, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0014
3rd percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to avoid UAF in f2fs_write_end_io() As syzbot reported an use-after-free issue in f2fs_write_end_io(). It is caused by below race condition: loop device umount - worker_thread - loop_process_work - do_req_filebacked - lo_rw_aio - lo_rw_aio_complete - blk_mq_end_request - blk_update_request - f2fs_write_end_io - dec_page_count - folio_end_writeback - kill_f2fs_super - kill_block_super - f2fs_put_super : free(sbi) : get_pages(, F2FS_WB_CP_DATA) accessed sbi which is freed In kill_f2fs_super(), we will drop all page caches of f2fs inodes before call free(sbi), it guarantee that all folios should end its writeback, so it should be safe to access sbi before last folio_end_writeback(). Let's relocate ckpt thread wakeup flow before folio_end_writeback() to resolve this issue.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
kernel-uek · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
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kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
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kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
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kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
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kernel-uek-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek-tools · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
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kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
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kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-core · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-deprecated · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-desktop · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra-netfilter · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-usb · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 10 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-wireless · ol 9 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek ELSA-2026-50160 Mar 20, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.164-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23234 Mar 4, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.74-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23234 Mar 4, 2026
linux · Debian 14 6.18.13-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23234 Mar 4, 2026

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