CVE-2026-53368

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix fsck inconsistency caused by incorrect nat_entry flag usage f2fs_need_dentry_mark() reads nat_entry flags without mutual exclusion with the checkpoint path, which can result in an incorrect inode block marking state. The scenario is as follows: create & write & fsync 'file A' write checkpoint - f2fs_do_sync_file // inline inode - f2fs_write_inode // inode folio is dirty - f2fs_write_checkpoint - f2fs_flush_merged_writes - f2fs_sync_node_pages - f2fs_fsync_node_pages // no dirty node - f2fs_need_inode_block_update // return true - f2fs_fsync_node_pages // inode dirtied - f2fs_need_dentry_mark //return true - f2fs_flush_nat_entries - f2fs_write_checkpoint end - __write_node_folio // inode with DENT_BIT_SHIFT set SPO, "fsck --dry-run" find inode has already checkpointed but still with DENT_BIT_SHIFT set The state observed by f2fs_need_dentry_mark() can differ from the state observed in __write_node_folio() after acquiring sbi->node_write. The root cause is that the semantics of IS_CHECKPOINTED and HAS_FSYNCED_INODE are only guaranteed after the checkpoint write has fully completed. This patch moves set_dentry_mark() into __write_node_folio() and protects it with the sbi->node_write lock.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

29 Jul 2026, 16:55

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/019f9dda7f66e55eb94cd32e1d3fff5835f73fbc - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/019f9dda7f66e55eb94cd32e1d3fff5835f73fbc - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b28a83ea4934215b5de906c3ee4fbfbc651573e0 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b28a83ea4934215b5de906c3ee4fbfbc651573e0 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bedb710b63ae1bd617e65d0a8cf6cea1200b3753 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bedb710b63ae1bd617e65d0a8cf6cea1200b3753 - Patch
CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

20 Jul 2026, 15:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.1

19 Jul 2026, 09:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-19 09:17

Updated : 2026-07-29 16:55


NVD link : CVE-2026-53368

Mitre link : CVE-2026-53368

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-53368


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel