In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ext4: fix bug_on ext4_mb_use_inode_pa
Hulk Robot reported a BUG_ON: ================================================================== kernel BUG at fs/ext4/mballoc.c:3211! [...] RIP: 0010:ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used.cold+0x85/0x136f [...] Call Trace: ext4_mb_new_blocks+0x9df/0x5d30 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x1803/0x4d80 ext4_map_blocks+0x3a4/0x1a10 ext4_writepages+0x126d/0x2c30 do_writepages+0x7f/0x1b0 __filemap_fdatawrite_range+0x285/0x3b0 file_write_and_wait_range+0xb1/0x140 ext4_sync_file+0x1aa/0xca0 vfs_fsync_range+0xfb/0x260 do_fsync+0x48/0xa0 [...] ==================================================================
Above issue may happen as follows: ------------------------------------- do_fsync vfs_fsync_range ext4_sync_file file_write_and_wait_range __filemap_fdatawrite_range do_writepages ext4_writepages mpage_map_and_submit_extent mpage_map_one_extent ext4_map_blocks ext4_mb_new_blocks ext4_mb_normalize_request >>> start + size <= ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical ext4_mb_regular_allocator ext4_mb_simple_scan_group ext4_mb_use_best_found ext4_mb_new_preallocation ext4_mb_new_inode_pa ext4_mb_use_inode_pa >>> set ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len <= 0 ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used >>> BUG_ON(ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len <= 0);
we can easily reproduce this problem with the following commands: `fallocate -l100M disk` `mkfs.ext4 -b 1024 -g 256 disk` `mount disk /mnt` `fsstress -d /mnt -l 0 -n 1000 -p 1`
The size must be smaller than or equal to EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP. Therefore, "start + size <= ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical" may occur when the size is truncated. So start should be the start position of the group where ac_o_ex.fe_logical is located after alignment. In addition, when the value of fe_logical or EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP is very large, the value calculated by start_off is more accurate.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.285-215.501Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.50-23.125Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.126-117.518Upgrade python-perf-debuginfo | Mar 14, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 27, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-abi-stablelistsUpgrade kernel-tools | Jun 11, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-aws-hweUpgrade linux-fipsUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-aws-5.4Upgrade linux-oracle-5.4Upgrade linux-ibm-5.4Upgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-raspi-5.4Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-azure-5.4Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-hweUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-hwe-5.4Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.4Upgrade linux-iotUpgrade linux-hwe-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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