CVE-2026-46175
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's f2fs filesystem. During Foreground Garbage Collection (FGGC) of node blocks, the system fails to properly clear internal metadata marks. This can lead to filesystem inconsistencies, where the fsck utility may misinterpret the state of migrated data. A local user could potentially trigger this issue, resulting in incorrect filesystem reporting or data integrity problems.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to create situations where resources are not accounted for and not released, thus causing resources to become scarce for future needs.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
An adversary that can cause a resource counter to become inaccurate may be able to force an error that causes the product to crash or exit out of its current operation.
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