In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nilfs2: add missing check for inode numbers on directory entries
Syzbot reported that mounting and unmounting a specific pattern of corrupted nilfs2 filesystem images causes a use-after-free of metadata file inodes, which triggers a kernel bug in lru_add_fn().
As Jan Kara pointed out, this is because the link count of a metadata file gets corrupted to 0, and nilfs_evict_inode(), which is called from iput(), tries to delete that inode (ifile inode in this case).
The inconsistency occurs because directories containing the inode numbers of these metadata files that should not be visible in the namespace are read without checking.
Fix this issue by treating the inode numbers of these internal files as errors in the sanity check helper when reading directory folios/pages.
Also thanks to Hillf Danton and Matthew Wilcox for their initial mm-layer analysis.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
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| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.352-267.564Upgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.223-211.872Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade bpftool | Mar 4, 2025 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Mar 7, 2025 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Aug 7, 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Oct 16, 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dtb-alteraUpgrade dtb-rockchipUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-source-rtUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade dtb-amazonUpgrade kernel-azure-optionalUpgrade dlm-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-rtUpgrade dtb-renesasUpgrade kernel-default-base-rebuildUpgrade kernel-rt-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kselftests-kmp-64kbUpgrade kernel-default-optionalUpgrade kernel-default-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade dtb-sprdUpgrade kernel-debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade dtb-allwinnerUpgrade dtb-exynosUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-broadcomUpgrade dtb-nvidiaUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatchUpgrade dtb-amdUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dtb-freescaleUpgrade dtb-lgUpgrade dtb-marvellUpgrade kselftests-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-rt-vdsoUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-optionalUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-64kbUpgrade gfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-appleUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-caviumUpgrade kernel-rt_debugUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade kernel-64kb-optionalUpgrade dtb-hisiliconUpgrade kernel-syms-rtUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-debug-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-syms-azureUpgrade kernel-rt_debug-vdsoUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade dtb-mediatekUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-azureUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-baseUpgrade gfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-azure-livepatch-develUpgrade dtb-xilinxUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kselftests-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-64kbUpgrade dlm-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-apmUpgrade kselftests-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-rtUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-devel-rtUpgrade kernel-64kb-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-rt-livepatch-develUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade dtb-socionextUpgrade dtb-armUpgrade dtb-qcomUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-azureUpgrade dtb-amlogicUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade reiserfs-kmp-rt | Dec 5, 2025 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1069-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1138-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-261-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvmUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibmUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1132-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1183-azureUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gkeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1168-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1175-awsUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-231-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-195-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1176-awsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-231-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1137-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azureUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracleUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-261-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1052-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-48-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iotUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1158-kvmUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1139-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1120-kvmUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1018-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 | Sep 13, 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 30, 2024 |
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