In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: fix warning in ext4_handle_inode_extension
We got issue as follows: EXT4-fs error (device loop0) in ext4_reserve_inode_write:5741: Out of memory EXT4-fs error (device loop0): ext4_setattr:5462: inode #13: comm syz-executor.0: mark_inode_dirty error EXT4-fs error (device loop0) in ext4_setattr:5519: Out of memory EXT4-fs error (device loop0): ext4_ind_map_blocks:595: inode #13: comm syz-executor.0: Can't allocate blocks for non-extent mapped inodes with bigalloc ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 4361 at fs/ext4/file.c:301 ext4_file_write_iter+0x11c9/0x1220 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 4361 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 5.10.0+ #1 RIP: 0010:ext4_file_write_iter+0x11c9/0x1220 RSP: 0018:ffff924d80b27c00 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: ffffffff815a3379 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 000000003b000000 RDX: ffff924d81601000 RSI: 00000000000009cc RDI: 00000000000009cd RBP: 000000000000000d R08: ffffffffbc5a2c6b R09: 0000902e0e52a96f R10: ffff902e2b7c1b40 R11: ffff902e2b7c1b40 R12: 000000000000000a R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff902e0e52aa10 R15: ffffffffffffff8b FS: 00007f81a7f65700(0000) GS:ffff902e3bc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffffffffff600400 CR3: 000000012db88001 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: do_iter_readv_writev+0x2e5/0x360 do_iter_write+0x112/0x4c0 do_pwritev+0x1e5/0x390 __x64_sys_pwritev2+0x7e/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x37/0x50 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9
Above issue may happen as follows: Assume inode.i_size=4096 EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize=4096
step 1: set inode->i_isize = 8192 ext4_setattr if (attr->ia_size != inode->i_size) EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = attr->ia_size; rc = ext4_mark_inode_dirty ext4_reserve_inode_write ext4_get_inode_loc __ext4_get_inode_loc sb_getblk --> return -ENOMEM ... if (!error) ->will not update i_size i_size_write(inode, attr->ia_size); Now: inode.i_size=4096 EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize=8192
step 2: Direct write 4096 bytes ext4_file_write_iter ext4_dio_write_iter iomap_dio_rw ->return error if (extend) ext4_handle_inode_extension WARN_ON_ONCE(i_size_read(inode) < EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize); ->Then trigger warning.
To solve above issue, if mark inode dirty failed in ext4_setattr just set 'EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize' with old value.
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-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.126-117.518Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.50-23.125 | May 22, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelists | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linuxubuntu-upgrade-linux-awsubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-aws-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-azureubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-fde-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-azure-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-bluefieldubuntu-upgrade-linux-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcpubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-gcp-fipsubuntu-upgrade-linux-gkeubuntu-upgrade-linux-gkeopubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-hwe-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-ibmubuntu-upgrade-linux-ibm-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-intel-iotgubuntu-upgrade-linux-intel-iotg-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-iotubuntu-upgrade-linux-kvmubuntu-upgrade-linux-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-lowlatency-hwe-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-nvidiaubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracleubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracle-5-15ubuntu-upgrade-linux-oracle-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspiubuntu-upgrade-linux-raspi-5-4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-realtimeubuntu-upgrade-linux-riscv-5-15 | Mar 3, 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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