CVE-2021-44879

En la función gc_data_segment en el archivo fs/f2fs/gc.c en el kernel de Linux versiones anteriores a 5.16.3, no son considerados los archivos especiales, conllevando a una desreferencia de puntero NULL de move_data_page

Wenqing Liu discovered that the f2fs file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate inode types while performing garbage collection. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious f2fs image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the DesignWare USB3 for Qualcomm SoCs driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle certain error conditions during device registration. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.