CVE-2022-49742

The CVE-2022-49742 issue affects the Linux kernel’s f2fs code. It describes a lock initialization order problem where spin_lock(&sbi->error_lock) is taken before spin_lock_init() is called, flagging a lockdep warning in f2fs_handle_error(). The recommended remediation is to initialize locks (a...

CVE-2022-49742 f2fs: initialize locks earlier in f2fs_fill_super()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: f2fs: initialize locks earlier in f2fsfillsuper syzbot is reporting lockdep warning at f2fshandleerror 1, for spinlock&sbi-errorlock is called before spinlockinit is called. For safe locking in error handling, move initialization...