# CVE-2026-89839: f2fs: use the mount idmap for the owner check in f2fs\_xattr\_advise\_set()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 01beba7957a26f9b7179127e8ad56bb5a0f56138, fixed in 4c0c610b480cfbc57528aa1acbd6be12ed2a6fb1; from 01beba7957a26f9b7179127e8ad56bb5a0f56138, fixed in c3e2692c7a58e0bdb84bd658d827e89dcecea3ad; from 01beba7957a26f9b7179127e8ad56bb5a0f56138, fixed in 3b681229e9f8fb1dd29bc65983bf3c87779e4ca3; from 01beba7957a26f9b7179127e8ad56bb5a0f56138, fixed in ab31e3b774f5d06b4489cef6c297b48c47c9dcbd; from 01beba7957a26f9b7179127e8ad56bb5a0f56138, fixed in a54ffce4637acb0db8e695188a6c7f99f14c3576
- Linux: 6.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.3.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.51; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: use the mount idmap for the owner check in f2fs_xattr_advise_set() f2fs_xattr_advise_set() calls inode_owner_or_capable() with &nop_mnt_idmap before allowing the "system.advise" xattr to be set, instead of the idmap that the VFS passes to the ->set() handler. f2fs supports idmapped mounts, so on such a mount this checks the caller's fsuid against the unmapped on-disk owner rather than the mapped owner: the actual owner can be wrongly denied with -EPERM and an unrelated caller wrongly allowed. Pass the handler's idmap instead.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.51, 7.2.5) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c0c610b480cfbc57528aa1acbd6be12ed2a6fb1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3e2692c7a58e0bdb84bd658d827e89dcecea3ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b681229e9f8fb1dd29bc65983bf3c87779e4ca3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab31e3b774f5d06b4489cef6c297b48c47c9dcbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a54ffce4637acb0db8e695188a6c7f99f14c3576

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