diff --git a/fs/erofs/data.c b/fs/erofs/data.c
index f79ee80627d9..132a27deb2f3 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/data.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/data.c
@@ -30,6 +30,20 @@ void *erofs_bread(struct erofs_buf *buf, erofs_off_t offset, bool need_kmap)
 {
 	pgoff_t index = (buf->off + offset) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	struct folio *folio = NULL;
+	loff_t fpos;
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * Metadata access for file-backed mounts reuses page cache of backing
+	 * fs inodes (only folio data will be needed) to prevent double caching.
+	 * However, the data access range must be verified here in advance.
+	 */
+	if (buf->file) {
+		fpos = index << PAGE_SHIFT;
+		err = rw_verify_area(READ, buf->file, &fpos, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return ERR_PTR(err);
+	}
 
 	if (buf->page) {
 		folio = page_folio(buf->page);