Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: do not BUG_ON in link_to_fixup_dir
While doing error injection testing I got the following panic
kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/tree-log.c:1862!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
CPU: 1 PID: 7836 Comm: mount Not tainted 5.13.0-rc1+ #305
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.13.0-2.fc32 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:link_to_fixup_dir+0xd5/0xe0
RSP: 0018:ffffb5800180fa30 EFLAGS: 00010216
RAX: fffffffffffffffb RBX: 00000000fffffffb RCX: ffff8f595287faf0
RDX: ffffb5800180fa37 RSI: ffff8f5954978800 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffff8f5953af9450 R08: 0000000000000019 R09: 0000000000000001
R10: 000151f408682970 R11: 0000000120021001 R12: ffff8f5954978800
R13: ffff8f595287faf0 R14: ffff8f5953c77dd0 R15: 0000000000000065
FS: 00007fc5284c8c40(0000) GS:ffff8f59bbd00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fc5287f47c0 CR3: 000000011275e002 CR4: 0000000000370ee0
Call Trace:
replay_one_buffer+0x409/0x470
? btree_read_extent_buffer_pages+0xd0/0x110
walk_up_log_tree+0x157/0x1e0
walk_log_tree+0xa6/0x1d0
btrfs_recover_log_trees+0x1da/0x360
? replay_one_extent+0x7b0/0x7b0
open_ctree+0x1486/0x1720
btrfs_mount_root.cold+0x12/0xea
? __kmalloc_track_caller+0x12f/0x240
legacy_get_tree+0x24/0x40
vfs_get_tree+0x22/0xb0
vfs_kern_mount.part.0+0x71/0xb0
btrfs_mount+0x10d/0x380
? vfs_parse_fs_string+0x4d/0x90
legacy_get_tree+0x24/0x40
vfs_get_tree+0x22/0xb0
path_mount+0x433/0xa10
__x64_sys_mount+0xe3/0x120
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae
We can get -EIO or any number of legitimate errors from
btrfs_search_slot(), panicing here is not the appropriate response. The
error path for this code handles errors properly, simply return the
error.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.29 | 4.4.271 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.14.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +22 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-80.90 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.4.0-1054.57 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1055.57 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1016.19 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1049.53 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1021.22 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1044.46 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1052.56 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1041.45 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux | 4.15.0-151.157 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.15.0-1109.116 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1054.57~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-4.15 | 4.15.0-1121.134 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1055.57~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-4.15 | 4.15.0-1106.120 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1049.53~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-80.90~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.15.0-1097.99 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1078.86 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1052.56~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1041.45~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1031.36 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 4.15.0-2051.53 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 4.15.0-2033.37 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips | 4.15.0-1066.75 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 4.15.0-2016.18 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | 4.4.0-1123.130 | USN-8143-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux | 4.4.0-279.313 | USN-8143-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1191.206 | USN-8143-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-aws-hwe | 4.15.0-1109.116~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1121.134~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1106.120~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe | 4.15.0-151.157~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 4.4.0-1154.165 | USN-8143-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 4.15.0-1078.86~16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1153.159 | USN-8143-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1121.134~14.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-279.313~14.04.1 | USN-8143-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 4.12.14-16.194.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 4.12.14-122.222.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2561-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | kernel-azure +2 | 4.12.14-16.194.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.222.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2561-1 |
| SLE Real Time 12 SP5 | kernel-rt +3 | 4.12.14-10.194.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2493-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.222.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2561-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_58 | 1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:2561-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | kernel-livepatch-4.14.238-182.421 | 1.0-0.amzn2 | ALAS2-2021-1685 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | perf +8 | 4.14.238-182.421.amzn2 | ALAS2-2021-1685 |
Advisories 7
- USN-8143-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026
- USN-8143-2 linux-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0699 Linux-Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service und unspezifische Angriffe BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 1, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2493-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2561-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:2901-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2021-1685 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 2, 2025
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76bfd8ac20bebeae599452a03dfc5724c0475dcf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e934c4ee17b33bafb0444f2f9766cda7166d3c40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eaf383c6a4a83c09f60fd07a1bea9f1a9181611
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eccfb28f8dca70c9b1b3bb3194ca54cbe73a9fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ed102453aa1cd12fefde8f6b60b9519b0b1f003
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e13db503918820e6333811cdc6f151dcea5090a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b545442133580dcb2f2496133bf850824d41255c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91df99a6eb50d5a1bc70fff4a09a0b7ae6aab96d