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f2fs: fix infinite loop in __insert_extent_tree()
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix infinite loop in __insert_extent_tree() When we get wrong extent info data, and look up extent_node in rb tree, it will cause infinite loop (CONFIG_F2FS_CHECK_FS=n). Avoiding this by return NULL and print some kernel messages in that case.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.12.58, 6.17.8, 6.6.117
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-40333
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 7 Nov 2026, 00:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
f2fs: fix infinite loop in __insert_extent_tree()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 9 Dec 2025, 04:09 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix infinite loop in __insert_extent_tree() When we get wrong extent info data, and look up extent_node in rb tree, it will cause infinite loop (CONFIG_F2FS_CHECK_FS=n). Avoiding this by return NULL and print some kernel messages in that case.
osv:CVE-2025-40333
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.6.117, 6.12.58, 6.17.8
Complete source record
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