In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

f2fs: fix folio_nr_pages() race after put in large folio invalidate

Our v6.18 based Android system is continuely suffering livelock and bad
page stat as shown in[1] which related to broken xarray slot status. By
investigating big folio operations within f2fs, we find below races and
fix it by get the nr_pages before drop the refcount and folio_lock.

f2fs_get_read_data_folio() calls f2fs_folio_put() before
folio_nr_pages() when invalidating a large folio from the page cache.
That unlocks the folio and drops the caller reference, leaving a window
where a concurrent truncate or folio split can shrink the compound folio
or free it before the invalidate range is computed. An undersized range
then leaves split sub-folios in mapping->i_pages, which can later
interact badly with truncate and reclaim (stale xarray entries and bad
page state when folio->mapping no longer matches the mapping being
truncated).

[1]
PID: 2594 TASK: ffffff8169b81580 CPU: 7 COMMAND: "Thread-3"
#0 [ffffffc08ef2b8a0] xas_load at ffffffe52d1f42a4
#1 [ffffffc08ef2b900] find_get_entries at ffffffe52c185798
#2 [ffffffc08ef2bb60] truncate_inode_pages_range at ffffffe52c19e83c
#3 [ffffffc08ef2bbc0] truncate_inode_pages_final at ffffffe52c19ec2c
#4 [ffffffc08ef2bc20] f2fs_evict_inode at ffffffe52c4c8400
#5 [ffffffc08ef2bcc0] evict at ffffffe52c2de9f4
#6 [ffffffc08ef2bd00] iput at ffffffe52c2db1b4
#7 [ffffffc08ef2bd30] dentry_unlink_inode at ffffffe52c2d7204
#8 [ffffffc08ef2bd50] __dentry_kill at ffffffe52c2d3dcc
#9 [ffffffc08ef2bd80] dput at ffffffe52c2d3c3c
#10 [ffffffc08ef2bda0] __fput at ffffffe52c2b0a7c
#11 [ffffffc08ef2bde0] ____fput at ffffffe52c2b1034
#12 [ffffffc08ef2bdf0] task_work_run at ffffffe52beea200
#13 [ffffffc08ef2be20] exit_to_user_mode_loop at ffffffe52bfbc17c
#14 [ffffffc08ef2be80] el0_svc at ffffffe52d1f8e54
#15 [ffffffc08ef2beb0] el0t_64_sync_handler at ffffffe52d1f8d10

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{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix folio_nr_pages() race after put in large folio invalidate Our v6.18 based Android system is continuely suffering livelock and bad page stat as shown in[1] which related to broken xarray slot status. By investigating big folio operations within f2fs, we find below races and fix it by get the nr_pages before drop the refcount and folio_lock. f2fs_get_read_data_folio() calls f2fs_folio_put() before folio_nr_pages() when invalidating a large folio from the page cache. That unlocks the folio and drops the caller reference, leaving a window where a concurrent truncate or folio split can shrink the compound folio or free it before the invalidate range is computed. An undersized range then leaves split sub-folios in mapping->i_pages, which can later interact badly with truncate and reclaim (stale xarray entries and bad page state when folio->mapping no longer matches the mapping being truncated). [1] PID: 2594 TASK: ffffff8169b81580 CPU: 7 COMMAND: "Thread-3" #0 [ffffffc08ef2b8a0] xas_load at ffffffe52d1f42a4 #1 [ffffffc08ef2b900] find_get_entries at ffffffe52c185798 #2 [ffffffc08ef2bb60] truncate_inode_pages_range at ffffffe52c19e83c #3 [ffffffc08ef2bbc0] truncate_inode_pages_final at ffffffe52c19ec2c #4 [ffffffc08ef2bc20] f2fs_evict_inode at ffffffe52c4c8400 #5 [ffffffc08ef2bcc0] evict at ffffffe52c2de9f4 #6 [ffffffc08ef2bd00] iput at ffffffe52c2db1b4 #7 [ffffffc08ef2bd30] dentry_unlink_inode at ffffffe52c2d7204 #8 [ffffffc08ef2bd50] __dentry_kill at ffffffe52c2d3dcc #9 [ffffffc08ef2bd80] dput at ffffffe52c2d3c3c #10 [ffffffc08ef2bda0] __fput at ffffffe52c2b0a7c #11 [ffffffc08ef2bde0] ____fput at ffffffe52c2b1034 #12 [ffffffc08ef2bdf0] task_work_run at ffffffe52beea200 #13 [ffffffc08ef2be20] exit_to_user_mode_loop at ffffffe52bfbc17c #14 [ffffffc08ef2be80] el0_svc at ffffffe52d1f8e54 #15 [ffffffc08ef2beb0] el0t_64_sync_handler at ffffffe52d1f8d10
Title f2fs: fix folio_nr_pages() race after put in large folio invalidate
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-16T14:39:08.158Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.769Z

Link: CVE-2026-89836

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-16T11:16:50.400

Modified: 2026-09-16T15:18:12.273

Link: CVE-2026-89836

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