In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: filter out EXT4_FC_REPLAY from on-disk superblock field s_state
The EXT4_FC_REPLAY bit in sbi->s_mount_state is used to indicate that we are in the middle of replay the fast commit journal. This was actually a mistake, since the sbi->s_mount_info is initialized from es->s_state. Arguably s_mount_state is misleadingly named, but the name is historical --- s_mount_state and s_state dates back to ext2.
What should have been used is the ext4_{set,clear,test}_mount_flag() inline functions, which sets EXT4_MF_* bits in sbi->s_mount_flags.
The problem with using EXT4_FC_REPLAY is that a maliciously corrupted superblock could result in EXT4_FC_REPLAY getting set in s_mount_state. This bypasses some sanity checks, and this can trigger a BUG() in ext4_es_cache_extent(). As a easy-to-backport-fix, filter out the EXT4_FC_REPLAY bit for now. We should eventually transition away from EXT4_FC_REPLAY to something like EXT4_MF_REPLAY.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.126-117.518Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.50-23.125Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perf | May 22, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-oracle | Mar 19, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Feb 26, 2025 |
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