Bug 2395669 (CVE-2023-53301) - CVE-2023-53301 kernel: f2fs: fix kernel crash due to null io->bio
Summary: CVE-2023-53301 kernel: f2fs: fix kernel crash due to null io->bio
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53301
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-09-16 09:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-11-26 09:28 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-16 09:02:20 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix kernel crash due to null io->bio

We should return when io->bio is null before doing anything. Otherwise, panic.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010
RIP: 0010:__submit_merged_write_cond+0x164/0x240 [f2fs]
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 f2fs_submit_merged_write+0x1d/0x30 [f2fs]
 commit_checkpoint+0x110/0x1e0 [f2fs]
 f2fs_write_checkpoint+0x9f7/0xf00 [f2fs]
 ? __pfx_issue_checkpoint_thread+0x10/0x10 [f2fs]
 __checkpoint_and_complete_reqs+0x84/0x190 [f2fs]
 ? preempt_count_add+0x82/0xc0
 ? __pfx_issue_checkpoint_thread+0x10/0x10 [f2fs]
 issue_checkpoint_thread+0x4c/0xf0 [f2fs]
 ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10
 kthread+0xff/0x130
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
 </TASK>
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2025-09-16 13:50:30 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025091628-CVE-2023-53301-4a84@gregkh/T
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