In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: reject invalid reloc tree root keys with stack dump
[BUG] Syzbot reported a crash that an ASSERT() got triggered inside prepare_to_merge().
That ASSERT() makes sure the reloc tree is properly pointed back by its subvolume tree.
[CAUSE] After more debugging output, it turns out we had an invalid reloc tree:
BTRFS error (device loop1): reloc tree mismatch, root 8 has no reloc root, expect reloc root key (-8, 132, 8) gen 17
Note the above root key is (TREE_RELOC_OBJECTID, ROOT_ITEM, QUOTA_TREE_OBJECTID), meaning it's a reloc tree for quota tree.
But reloc trees can only exist for subvolumes, as for non-subvolume trees, we just COW the involved tree block, no need to create a reloc tree since those tree blocks won't be shared with other trees.
Only subvolumes tree can share tree blocks with other trees (thus they have BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE flag).
Thus this new debug output proves my previous assumption that corrupted on-disk data can trigger that ASSERT().
[FIX] Besides the dedicated fix and the graceful exit, also let tree-checker to check such root keys, to make sure reloc trees can only exist for subvolumes.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.15.128-80.144Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-livepatch-6.1.49-69.116Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade python3-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-develUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-libbpf-staticUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfo | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 9, 2025 | Oct 9, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-ibmUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-nvidiaUpgrade linux-gkeopUpgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-riscv-5.15Upgrade linux-raspiUpgrade linux-oracleUpgrade linux-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-kvmUpgrade linux-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-gkeUpgrade linux-azure-fde-5.15Upgrade linux-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-5.15Upgrade linux-azureUpgrade linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15Upgrade linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15Upgrade linux-azure-fdeUpgrade linuxUpgrade linux-bluefieldUpgrade linux-awsUpgrade linux-gcpUpgrade linux-aws-5.15Upgrade linux-realtimeUpgrade linux-intel-iot-realtime | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 |
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