* [PATCH 1/3] f2fs: reject non-directory parent inode during dentry recovery
2026-10-25 18:02 [PATCH 0/3] f2fs: fix dentry recovery and MAIN_AREA validation Cheng Yongkang
@ 2026-10-25 18:02 ` Cheng Yongkang
2026-10-25 18:02 ` [PATCH 2/3] f2fs: reject MAIN_AREA boundary underflow Cheng Yongkang
2026-10-25 18:02 ` [PATCH 3/3] f2fs: refresh superblock CRC after MAIN_AREA alignment fix Cheng Yongkang
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From: Cheng Yongkang @ 2026-10-25 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim, Chao Yu; +Cc: linux-f2fs-devel, linux-kernel, Cheng Yongkang
recover_dentry() takes i_pino from the on-disk inode and uses the
resulting inode as the directory for __f2fs_find_entry() and
f2fs_add_dentry(). A crafted image can set i_pino to a regular or
special inode; the recovery code does not check S_ISDIR() and then
writes a dentry into a non-directory inode, extending its i_size and
changing its directory-only metadata.
Reject the record with -EFSCORRUPTED and mark the filesystem for fsck:
F2FS-fs (loop0): recover_dentry: ino 4 is not a directory
F2FS-fs (loop0): Cannot recover all fsync data errno=-117
This was reproduced 3/3 times with a crafted image and the patched
kernel leaves the target regular file unmodified in 3/3 runs.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Cheng Yongkang <teel4res@gmail.com>
---
fs/f2fs/recovery.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
index aaa5227..e40f66f 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/recovery.c
@@ -209,6 +209,13 @@ static int recover_dentry(struct inode *inode, struct folio *ifolio,
}
dir = entry->inode;
+ if (!S_ISDIR(dir->i_mode)) {
+ f2fs_err(F2FS_I_SB(inode),
+ "%s: ino %u is not a directory", __func__, pino);
+ set_sbi_flag(F2FS_I_SB(inode), SBI_NEED_FSCK);
+ err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+ goto out;
+ }
err = init_recovered_filename(dir, inode, raw_inode, &fname, &usr_fname);
if (err)
goto out;
--
2.34.1
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2026-10-25 18:02 [PATCH 0/3] f2fs: fix dentry recovery and MAIN_AREA validation Cheng Yongkang
2026-10-25 18:02 ` [PATCH 1/3] f2fs: reject non-directory parent inode during dentry recovery Cheng Yongkang
@ 2026-10-25 18:02 ` Cheng Yongkang
2026-10-25 18:02 ` [PATCH 3/3] f2fs: refresh superblock CRC after MAIN_AREA alignment fix Cheng Yongkang
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Cheng Yongkang @ 2026-10-25 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim, Chao Yu; +Cc: linux-f2fs-devel, linux-kernel, Cheng Yongkang
sanity_check_area_boundary() computes
main_end_blkaddr - segment0_blkaddr
as u64 when main_end_blkaddr < seg_end_blkaddr. A crafted superblock
can make main_end_blkaddr smaller than segment0_blkaddr, so the
subtraction underflows and cpu_to_le32() truncates the result; the
function persists a wrapped segment_count (0xfffffffd in the
reproduced image) and the next mount rejects the filesystem. The
same path can also leave the error workqueue dereferencing freed
superblock state:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in f2fs_commit_super
Reject the underflowing geometry before the subtraction.
The underflow was reproduced 3/3 times; the patched kernel rejects
it with "Wrong MAIN_AREA boundary", leaves segment_count unchanged,
and does not trigger the KASAN report.
Fixes: fd694733d523 ("f2fs: cover large section in sanity check of super")
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Cheng Yongkang <teel4res@gmail.com>
---
fs/f2fs/super.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index ea2d218..b90831e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -4004,6 +4004,12 @@ static inline bool sanity_check_area_boundary(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
return true;
}
+ if (main_end_blkaddr < segment0_blkaddr) {
+ f2fs_info(sbi, "Wrong MAIN_AREA boundary, start(%u) end(%llu)",
+ main_blkaddr, main_end_blkaddr);
+ return true;
+ }
+
if (main_end_blkaddr > seg_end_blkaddr) {
f2fs_info(sbi, "Wrong MAIN_AREA boundary, start(%u) end(%llu) block(%u)",
main_blkaddr, seg_end_blkaddr,
--
2.34.1
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2026-10-25 18:02 ` [PATCH 1/3] f2fs: reject non-directory parent inode during dentry recovery Cheng Yongkang
2026-10-25 18:02 ` [PATCH 2/3] f2fs: reject MAIN_AREA boundary underflow Cheng Yongkang
@ 2026-10-25 18:02 ` Cheng Yongkang
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Cheng Yongkang @ 2026-10-25 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim, Chao Yu; +Cc: linux-f2fs-devel, linux-kernel, Cheng Yongkang
sanity_check_area_boundary() fixes the on-disk segment_count through
__f2fs_commit_super(..., false), which does not refresh the superblock
checksum. segment_count is covered by the checksum, so the next mount
fails with -EFSCORRUPTED after the alignment fix.
Recompute the CRC over the modified superblock before writing it. Use the
raw superblock's feature bit: sanity_check_area_boundary() runs from
read_raw_super_block(), before sbi->raw_super is assigned.
The stale-CRC trigger was reproduced 3/3 times; with this fix both
superblock copies end with segment_count=9 and a matching CRC, and the
next mount no longer reports an invalid checksum.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Cheng Yongkang <teel4res@gmail.com>
---
fs/f2fs/super.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index b90831e..7dcf15e 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -4023,6 +4023,13 @@ static inline bool sanity_check_area_boundary(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
raw_super->segment_count = cpu_to_le32((main_end_blkaddr -
segment0_blkaddr) >> log_blocks_per_seg);
+ if (__F2FS_HAS_FEATURE(raw_super, F2FS_FEATURE_SB_CHKSUM)) {
+ u32 crc;
+
+ crc = f2fs_crc32(raw_super, offsetof(struct f2fs_super_block, crc));
+ raw_super->crc = cpu_to_le32(crc);
+ }
+
if (f2fs_readonly(sb) || f2fs_hw_is_readonly(sbi)) {
set_sbi_flag(sbi, SBI_NEED_SB_WRITE);
res = "internally";
--
2.34.1
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