# CVE-2024-42160: f2fs: check validation of fault attrs in f2fs\_build\_fault\_attr()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 3.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: check validation of fault attrs in f2fs_build_fault_attr() - It missed to check validation of fault attrs in parse_options(), let's fix to add check condition in f2fs_build_fault_attr(). - Use f2fs_build_fault_attr() in __sbi_store() to clean up code.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e5b601706ce05d94338cad598736d96bb8096c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc84dd2c33e0c10fd90d60f0cfc0bfb504d4692d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44958ca9e400f57bd0478115519ffc350fcee61e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecb641f424d6d1f055d149a15b892edcc92c504b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed886b187f47447ad559619c48c086f432d2b77

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