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Unscored CVE-2022-49007 EUVD-2022-53891GHSA-9mmp-2f66-mf43

nilfs2: fix NULL pointer dereference in nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry()

Published Oct 21, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

nilfs2: fix NULL pointer dereference in nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry()

Syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref bug:

NILFS (loop0): segctord starting. Construction interval = 5 seconds, CP
frequency < 30 seconds
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
0xdffffc0000000002: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017]
CPU: 1 PID: 3603 Comm: segctord Not tainted
6.1.0-rc2-syzkaller-00105-gb229b6ca5abb #0
Hardware name: Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google
10/11/2022
RIP: 0010:nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry+0xe5/0x6b0
fs/nilfs2/alloc.c:608
Code: 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 80 3c 02 00 0f 85 cd 05 00 00 48 b8 00 00 00
00 00 fc ff df 4c 8b 73 08 49 8d 7e 10 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 <80> 3c 02
00 0f 85 26 05 00 00 49 8b 46 10 be a6 00 00 00 48 c7 c7
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003dff830 EFLAGS: 00010212
RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff88802594e218 RCX: 000000000000000d
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000002000 RDI: 0000000000000010
RBP: ffff888071880222 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 000000000000003f
R10: 000000000000000d R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888071880158
R13: ffff88802594e220 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000004
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9b00000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fb1c08316a8 CR3: 0000000018560000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
nilfs_dat_commit_free fs/nilfs2/dat.c:114 [inline]
nilfs_dat_commit_end+0x464/0x5f0 fs/nilfs2/dat.c:193
nilfs_dat_commit_update+0x26/0x40 fs/nilfs2/dat.c:236
nilfs_btree_commit_update_v+0x87/0x4a0 fs/nilfs2/btree.c:1940
nilfs_btree_commit_propagate_v fs/nilfs2/btree.c:2016 [inline]
nilfs_btree_propagate_v fs/nilfs2/btree.c:2046 [inline]
nilfs_btree_propagate+0xa00/0xd60 fs/nilfs2/btree.c:2088
nilfs_bmap_propagate+0x73/0x170 fs/nilfs2/bmap.c:337
nilfs_collect_file_data+0x45/0xd0 fs/nilfs2/segment.c:568
nilfs_segctor_apply_buffers+0x14a/0x470 fs/nilfs2/segment.c:1018
nilfs_segctor_scan_file+0x3f4/0x6f0 fs/nilfs2/segment.c:1067
nilfs_segctor_collect_blocks fs/nilfs2/segment.c:1197 [inline]
nilfs_segctor_collect fs/nilfs2/segment.c:1503 [inline]
nilfs_segctor_do_construct+0x12fc/0x6af0 fs/nilfs2/segment.c:2045
nilfs_segctor_construct+0x8e3/0xb30 fs/nilfs2/segment.c:2379
nilfs_segctor_thread_construct fs/nilfs2/segment.c:2487 [inline]
nilfs_segctor_thread+0x3c3/0xf30 fs/nilfs2/segment.c:2570
kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306
</TASK>
...

If DAT metadata file is corrupted on disk, there is a case where
req->pr_desc_bh is NULL and blocknr is 0 at nilfs_dat_commit_end() during
a b-tree operation that cascadingly updates ancestor nodes of the b-tree,
because nilfs_dat_commit_alloc() for a lower level block can initialize
the blocknr on the same DAT entry between nilfs_dat_prepare_end() and
nilfs_dat_commit_end().

If this happens, nilfs_dat_commit_end() calls nilfs_dat_commit_free()
without valid buffer heads in req->pr_desc_bh and req->pr_bitmap_bh, and
causes the NULL pointer dereference above in
nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry() function, which leads to a crash.

Fix this by adding a NULL check on req->pr_desc_bh and req->pr_bitmap_bh
before nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry() in nilfs_dat_commit_free().

This also calls nilfs_error() in that case to notify that there is a fatal
flaw in the filesystem metadata and prevent further operations.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 2.6.30 4.9.335

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.0.12-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.0.12-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.0.12-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1014.16 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-67.74 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1031.35 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1034.41 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1034.41.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1030.37 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1028.33 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1016.21 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.15.0-1026.29 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1026.31 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1029.34 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1023.23 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1030.36 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.15.0-1025.27 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-144.161 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1097.105 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1031.35~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1104.110 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1034.41~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1059.65 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1101.110 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1030.37~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1065.69 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1016.21~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-67.74~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1045.50 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1026.31~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1013.15 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1087.93 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1014.14~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1094.103 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1030.36~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1081.92 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1030.34~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1022.26 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux 4.15.0-206.217 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws 4.15.0-1151.164 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1097.105~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-4.15 4.15.0-1162.177 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1104.110~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-4.15 4.15.0-1146.162 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1101.110~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-144.161~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1045.50~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-kvm 4.15.0-1136.141 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1115.126 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1094.103~18.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1081.92~18.04.1 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1022.27 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1033.36 —
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 5.4.0-1099.107+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.4.0-1104.110+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-fips 5.4.0-1073.82 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.4.0-1101.110+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 4.15.0-2090.96 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 4.15.0-2071.77 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-fips 4.15.0-1108.119 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 4.15.0-2055.60 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS linux-fips No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-aws-hwe 4.15.0-1151.164~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1162.177~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-gcp 4.15.0-1146.162~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-hwe 4.15.0-206.217~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS linux-oracle 4.15.0-1115.126~16.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS linux-azure 4.15.0-1162.177~14.04.1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1.150500.6.39.4 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.100.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4082-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_22 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_21 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4364-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_33 1-150400.9.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1.150400.24.68.2 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.141.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4131-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.72.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3983-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.76.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 kernel-livepatch-4.14.301-224.520 1.0-0.amzn2 ALAS2-2022-1903
Amazon Linux 2 perf +8 4.14.301-224.520.amzn2 ALAS2-2022-1903

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