In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
f2fs: fix to zero post-EOF data when extending file size
generic/794 4s ... - output mismatch (see /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad)
--- tests/generic/794.out 2026-06-12 08:46:32.766426241 +0800
+++ /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad 2026-07-05 18:32:55.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
QA output created by 794
append_write
+FAIL: non-zero data in gap [4080,4096) after shutdown+remount
+000000 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a >ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ<
+*
+001000
truncate_up
...
(Run 'diff -u /share/git/fstests/tests/generic/794.out /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad' to see the entire diff)
Ran: generic/794
Failures: generic/794
Failed 1 of 1 tests
Steps of generic/794:
1. write 4096 bytes to file w/ 0x5a
2. use fiemap to get PBA of first block in file
3. truncate file to 4080
4. umount; write 4096 bytes to file w/ 0x5a directly via PBA; mount
5. extend filesize via
a) append 4096 from offset 4096, or
b) truncate 8192, or
c) fallocate 4096 from offset 4096
6. verify the gap is zeroed in memory [4080,4096)
7. sync range 4096 from offset 4096; shutdown -f (flush meta before shutdown)
8. umount; mount; verify [4080,4096) is zeroed or not.
When extending file size (e.g. via truncate, fallocate, or write) across an
unaligned EOF boundary, we need to ensure that post-EOF data in the partial
page is zeroed out in pagecache and marked dirty, then writeback the cache to
persist zeroed data before committing inode w/ updated i_size.
This help to prevent stale disk data beyond the previous EOF from being exposed
after remounting or crash recovery.
Since f2fs is a LFS filesystem, we only support direct write via PBA in pinfile,
and pinfile has section-aligned filesize, so in Android, there should no problem,
but for other usage in different environment, let's fix this w/ fsync_mode=strict
mount option.
f2fs: fix to zero post-EOF data when extending file size
generic/794 4s ... - output mismatch (see /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad)
--- tests/generic/794.out 2026-06-12 08:46:32.766426241 +0800
+++ /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad 2026-07-05 18:32:55.000000000 +0800
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
QA output created by 794
append_write
+FAIL: non-zero data in gap [4080,4096) after shutdown+remount
+000000 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a >ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ<
+*
+001000
truncate_up
...
(Run 'diff -u /share/git/fstests/tests/generic/794.out /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad' to see the entire diff)
Ran: generic/794
Failures: generic/794
Failed 1 of 1 tests
Steps of generic/794:
1. write 4096 bytes to file w/ 0x5a
2. use fiemap to get PBA of first block in file
3. truncate file to 4080
4. umount; write 4096 bytes to file w/ 0x5a directly via PBA; mount
5. extend filesize via
a) append 4096 from offset 4096, or
b) truncate 8192, or
c) fallocate 4096 from offset 4096
6. verify the gap is zeroed in memory [4080,4096)
7. sync range 4096 from offset 4096; shutdown -f (flush meta before shutdown)
8. umount; mount; verify [4080,4096) is zeroed or not.
When extending file size (e.g. via truncate, fallocate, or write) across an
unaligned EOF boundary, we need to ensure that post-EOF data in the partial
page is zeroed out in pagecache and marked dirty, then writeback the cache to
persist zeroed data before committing inode w/ updated i_size.
This help to prevent stale disk data beyond the previous EOF from being exposed
after remounting or crash recovery.
Since f2fs is a LFS filesystem, we only support direct write via PBA in pinfile,
and pinfile has section-aligned filesize, so in Android, there should no problem,
but for other usage in different environment, let's fix this w/ fsync_mode=strict
mount option.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix to zero post-EOF data when extending file size generic/794 4s ... - output mismatch (see /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad) --- tests/generic/794.out 2026-06-12 08:46:32.766426241 +0800 +++ /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad 2026-07-05 18:32:55.000000000 +0800 @@ -1,4 +1,16 @@ QA output created by 794 append_write +FAIL: non-zero data in gap [4080,4096) after shutdown+remount +000000 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a 5a >ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ< +* +001000 truncate_up ... (Run 'diff -u /share/git/fstests/tests/generic/794.out /share/git/fstests/results//generic/794.out.bad' to see the entire diff) Ran: generic/794 Failures: generic/794 Failed 1 of 1 tests Steps of generic/794: 1. write 4096 bytes to file w/ 0x5a 2. use fiemap to get PBA of first block in file 3. truncate file to 4080 4. umount; write 4096 bytes to file w/ 0x5a directly via PBA; mount 5. extend filesize via a) append 4096 from offset 4096, or b) truncate 8192, or c) fallocate 4096 from offset 4096 6. verify the gap is zeroed in memory [4080,4096) 7. sync range 4096 from offset 4096; shutdown -f (flush meta before shutdown) 8. umount; mount; verify [4080,4096) is zeroed or not. When extending file size (e.g. via truncate, fallocate, or write) across an unaligned EOF boundary, we need to ensure that post-EOF data in the partial page is zeroed out in pagecache and marked dirty, then writeback the cache to persist zeroed data before committing inode w/ updated i_size. This help to prevent stale disk data beyond the previous EOF from being exposed after remounting or crash recovery. Since f2fs is a LFS filesystem, we only support direct write via PBA in pinfile, and pinfile has section-aligned filesize, so in Android, there should no problem, but for other usage in different environment, let's fix this w/ fsync_mode=strict mount option. | |
| Title | f2fs: fix to zero post-EOF data when extending file size | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-24T15:33:33.241Z
Reserved: 2026-09-17T16:02:15.095Z
Link: CVE-2026-93235
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-24T16:17:19.150
Modified: 2026-09-24T16:17:19.150
Link: CVE-2026-93235
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