In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
hfsplus: don't query the device logical block size multiple times
Devices block sizes may change. One of these cases is a loop device by using ioctl LOOP_SET_BLOCK_SIZE.
While this may cause other issues like IO being rejected, in the case of hfsplus, it will allocate a block by using that size and potentially write out-of-bounds when hfsplus_read_wrapper calls hfsplus_submit_bio and the latter function reads a different io_size.
Using a new min_io_size initally set to sb_min_blocksize works for the purposes of the original fix, since it will be set to the max between HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE and the first seen logical block size. We still use the max between HFSPLUS_SECTOR_SIZE and min_io_size in case the latter is not initialized.
Tested by mounting an hfsplus filesystem with loop block sizes 512, 1024 and 4096.
The produced KASAN report before the fix looks like this:
[ 419.944641] ================================================================== [ 419.945655] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.946703] Read of size 2 at addr ffff88800721fc00 by task repro/10678 [ 419.947612] [ 419.947846] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 10678 Comm: repro Not tainted 6.12.0-rc5-00008-gdf56e0f2f3ca #84 [ 419.949007] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 [ 419.950035] Call Trace: [ 419.950384] <TASK> [ 419.950676] dump_stack_lvl+0x57/0x78 [ 419.951212] ? hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.951830] print_report+0x14c/0x49e [ 419.952361] ? __virt_addr_valid+0x267/0x278 [ 419.952979] ? kmem_cache_debug_flags+0xc/0x1d [ 419.953561] ? hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.954231] kasan_report+0x89/0xb0 [ 419.954748] ? hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.955367] hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x659/0xa0a [ 419.955948] ? __pfx_hfsplus_read_wrapper+0x10/0x10 [ 419.956618] ? do_raw_spin_unlock+0x59/0x1a9 [ 419.957214] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1a/0x2e [ 419.957772] hfsplus_fill_super+0x348/0x1590 [ 419.958355] ? hlock_class+0x4c/0x109 [ 419.958867] ? __pfx_hfsplus_fill_super+0x10/0x10 [ 419.959499] ? __pfx_string+0x10/0x10 [ 419.960006] ? lock_acquire+0x3e2/0x454 [ 419.960532] ? bdev_name.constprop.0+0xce/0x243 [ 419.961129] ? __pfx_bdev_name.constprop.0+0x10/0x10 [ 419.961799] ? pointer+0x3f0/0x62f [ 419.962277] ? __pfx_pointer+0x10/0x10 [ 419.962761] ? vsnprintf+0x6c4/0xfba [ 419.963178] ? __pfx_vsnprintf+0x10/0x10 [ 419.963621] ? setup_bdev_super+0x376/0x3b3 [ 419.964029] ? snprintf+0x9d/0xd2 [ 419.964344] ? __pfx_snprintf+0x10/0x10 [ 419.964675] ? lock_acquired+0x45c/0x5e9 [ 419.965016] ? set_blocksize+0x139/0x1c1 [ 419.965381] ? sb_set_blocksize+0x6d/0xae [ 419.965742] ? __pfx_hfsplus_fill_super+0x10/0x10 [ 419.966179] mount_bdev+0x12f/0x1bf [ 419.966512] ? __pfx_mount_bdev+0x10/0x10 [ 419.966886] ? vfs_parse_fs_string+0xce/0x111 [ 419.967293] ? __pfx_vfs_parse_fs_string+0x10/0x10 [ 419.967702] ? __pfx_hfsplus_mount+0x10/0x10 [ 419.968073] legacy_get_tree+0x104/0x178 [ 419.968414] vfs_get_tree+0x86/0x296 [ 419.968751] path_mount+0xba3/0xd0b [ 419.969157] ? __pfx_path_mount+0x10/0x10 [ 419.969594] ? kmem_cache_free+0x1e2/0x260 [ 419.970311] do_mount+0x99/0xe0 [ 419.970630] ? __pfx_do_mount+0x10/0x10 [ 419.971008] __do_sys_mount+0x199/0x1c9 [ 419.971397] do_syscall_64+0xd0/0x135 [ 419.971761] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e [ 419.972233] RIP: 0033:0x7c3cb812972e [ 419.972564] Code: 48 8b 0d f5 46 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 83 c8 ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 f3 0f 1e fa 49 89 ca b8 a5 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d c2 46 0d 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 [ 419.974371] RSP: 002b:00007ffe30632548 EFLAGS: 00000286 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5 [ 419.975048] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffe306328d8 RCX: 00007c3cb812972e [ 419.975701] RDX: 0000000020000000 RSI: 0000000020000c80 RDI: ---truncated---
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-livepatch-5.10.233-223.887Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel | Mar 14, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.1 | Jan 13, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025223 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025342 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Feb 11, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-genericUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-278-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1197-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-4.15Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1008-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1116-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04bUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1171-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1005-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcpUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2023-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-genericUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-4.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fips-4.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-2127-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azureUpgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1152-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1142-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1153-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1090-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-278-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igxUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1072-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1048-iotUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1144-fipsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1122-fipsUpgrade linux-image-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04cUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1147-azureUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-58-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fips-4.15Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1145-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegraUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1081-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1075-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1044-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-awsUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-2090-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-2106-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-247-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-247-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-4.15Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1145-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1088-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1129-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1076-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1028-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1147-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-4.15Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1140-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-136-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1024-ibmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1084-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1033-nvidia-tegra-rtUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1010-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1083-azure-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1073-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-azure-4.15Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1026-oemUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-azureUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1142-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1079-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1189-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1015-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1074-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1077-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1021-nvidia-tegra-igx-rtUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.11.0-18-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.11.0-1009-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1101-bluefieldUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1190-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-135-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1182-gcpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1151-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-aws-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-211-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1060-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1062-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-6.8.1-1020-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-22.04a | Feb 20, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Oct 13, 2025 | Dec 27, 2024 |
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