# CVE-2019-19815: In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted f2fs filesystem image can cause a NULL pointer dereference in f2fs\_recover\_fsync\_data in fs/f

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-12-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In the Linux kernel 5.0.21, mounting a crafted f2fs filesystem image can cause a NULL pointer dereference in f2fs_recover_fsync_data in fs/f2fs/recovery.c. This is related to F2FS_P_SB in fs/f2fs/f2fs.h.

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## References

- https://github.com/bobfuzzer/CVE/tree/master/CVE-2019-19815
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4969c06a0d83c9c3dc50b8efcdc8eeedfce896f6#diff-41a7fa4590d2af87e82101f2b4dadb56
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/

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