Description
OpenZFS through 2.1.13 and 2.2.x through 2.2.1, in certain scenarios involving applications that try to rely on efficient copying of file data, can replace file contents with zero-valued bytes and thus potentially disable security mechanisms. NOTE: this issue is not always security related, but can be security related in realistic situations. A possible example is cp, from a recent GNU Core Utilities (coreutils) version, when attempting to preserve a rule set for denying unauthorized access. (One might use cp when configuring access control, such as with the /etc/hosts.deny file specified in the IBM Support reference.) NOTE: this issue occurs less often in version 2.2.1, and in versions before 2.1.4, because of the default configuration in those versions.
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 | zfs-linux | 2.1.14-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | zfs-linux | 2.1.14-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | zfs-linux | 2.1.11-1+deb12u1 | — |
| Debian 11 | zfs-linux | 2.0.3-9+deb11u2 | DLA-4114-1 |
| Debian 10 | zfs-linux | 0.7.12-2+deb10u3 | DLA-3766-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | zfs-linux | 2.2.2-0ubuntu2 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | zfs-linux | 2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.4 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | zfs-linux | 0.8.3-1ubuntu12.17 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | zfs-linux | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | zfs-linux | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | zfs +2 | 2.2.1-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | zfs +2 | 2.2.1-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | zfs +2 | 2.2.1-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | zfs +2 | 2.2.1-r1 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | zfs +2 | 2.2.1-r1 | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | zfs +2 | 2.2.1-r1 | — |
Advisories 2
- DLA-3766-1 zfs-linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-4114-1 zfs-linux - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/pull/15571
- https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/issues/15526
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=275308
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38405731
- https://web.archive.org/web/20231124172959/https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-remove-missing%C2%A0newline%C2%A0or%C2%A0line%C2%A0too%C2%A0long-error-etchostsallow%C2%A0and%C2%A0etchostsdeny-files
- https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.2.2
- https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.1.14
- https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/04/two_new_versions_of_openzfs/
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/917224
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38770168
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240318 [SECURITY] [DLA 3766-1] zfs-linux security update mailing-list