Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2025-68769f2fs: fix return value of f2fs_recover_fsync_data()

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: fix return value of f2fs_recover_fsync_data() With below scripts, it will trigger panic in f2fs: mkfs.f2fs -f /dev/vdd mount /dev/vdd /mnt/f2fs touch /mnt/f2fs/foo sync echo 111 >> /mnt/f2fs/foo f2fs_io fsync /mnt/f2fs/foo f2fs_io shutdown 2 /mnt/f2fs umount /mnt/f2fs mount -o ro,norecovery /dev/vdd /mnt/f2fs or mount -o ro,disable_roll_forward /dev/vdd /mnt/f2fs F2FS-fs (vdd): f2fs_recover_fsync_data: recovery fsync data, check_only: 0 F2FS-fs (vdd): Mounted with checkpoint version = 7f5c361f F2FS-fs (vdd): Stopped filesystem due to reason: 0 F2FS-fs (vdd): f2fs_recover_fsync_data: recovery fsync data, check_only: 1 Filesystem f2fs get_tree() didn't set fc->root, returned 1 ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/super.c:1761! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP PTI CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 722 Comm: mount Not tainted 6.18.0-rc2+ #721 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:vfs_get_tree.cold+0x18/0x1a Call Trace: <TASK> fc_mount+0x13/0xa0 path_mount+0x34e/0xc50 __x64_sys_mount+0x121/0x150 do_syscall_64+0x84/0x800 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e RIP: 0033:0x7fa6cc126cfe The root cause is we missed to handle error number returned from f2fs_recover_fsync_data() when mounting image w/ ro,norecovery or ro,disable_roll_forward mount option, result in returning a positive error number to vfs_get_tree(), fix it.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.162-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68769
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1DSA-6126-1
Debian:13linux6.12.69-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68769
Debian:14linux6.18.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-173.183UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-110.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-22.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux6.17.0-22.22USN-8177-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1103.110UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1052.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-aws6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1109.118UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1054.60UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure6.17.0-1013.13USN-8245-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1USN-8245-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.176.17.0-1013.13~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1109.118.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde6.8.0-1058.65UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.86.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1103.112UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1054.57UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1012.12USN-8183-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-gcp6.17.0-1012.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.176.17.0-1012.12~24.04.1USN-8183-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1099.105UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1050.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1086.94UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1037.40UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-22.22~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.176.17.0-22.22~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1097.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1051.51UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1098.104UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1095.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-173.183UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-110.110.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1098.99UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1051.54UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.176.17.0-1018.18UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1051.54.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1055.55UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1044.44UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1020.20UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.176.17.0-1020.20USN-8245-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1100.106UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1049.50UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1011.11USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:25.10linux-oracle6.17.0-1011.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1USN-8183-2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.176.17.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1097.100UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1052.56UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-raspi6.17.0-1013.13UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1010.11USN-8177-1
Ubuntu:25.10linux-realtime6.17.0-1010.11UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:25.10linux-riscv6.17.0-22.22.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.176.17.0-22.22.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-110.110~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1028.29UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1067.71UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68769

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 6781eabba1bdb133eb9125c4acf6704ccbe4df02 – before e6ac31abd30e9fd2ef5f0819ce7f3f932be3b7256781eabba1bdb133eb9125c4acf6704ccbe4df02 – before 0de4977a1eeafe9d77701e3c031a1bcdba3892436781eabba1bdb133eb9125c4acf6704ccbe4df02 – before 9bc246018aaa3b46a7710428d0a2196c229f9d496781eabba1bdb133eb9125c4acf6704ccbe4df02 – before a4c67d96f92eefcfa5596a08f069e77b743c58656781eabba1bdb133eb9125c4acf6704ccbe4df02 – before 473550e715654ad7612aa490d583cb7c25fe2ff36781eabba1bdb133eb9125c4acf6704ccbe4df02 – before 4560db9678a2c5952b6205fbca468c6805c2ba2a6781eabba1bdb133eb9125c4acf6704ccbe4df02 – before 01fba45deaddcce0d0b01c411435d1acf6feab7b1499d39b74f5957e932639a86487ccea5a0a9740
Linux Linux 4.7

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