Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix warning when putting transaction with qgroups enabled after abort
If we have a transaction abort with qgroups enabled we get a warning
triggered when doing the final put on the transaction, like this:
[552.6789] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[552.6815] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 81745 at fs/btrfs/transaction.c:144 btrfs_put_transaction+0x123/0x130 [btrfs]
[552.6817] Modules linked in: btrfs blake2b_generic xor (...)
[552.6819] CPU: 4 PID: 81745 Comm: btrfs-transacti Tainted: G W 6.4.0-rc6-btrfs-next-134+ #1
[552.6819] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.2-0-gea1b7a073390-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[552.6819] RIP: 0010:btrfs_put_transaction+0x123/0x130 [btrfs]
[552.6821] Code: bd a0 01 00 (...)
[552.6821] RSP: 0018:ffffa168c0527e28 EFLAGS: 00010286
[552.6821] RAX: ffff936042caed00 RBX: ffff93604a3eb448 RCX: 0000000000000000
[552.6821] RDX: ffff93606421b028 RSI: ffffffff92ff0878 RDI: ffff93606421b010
[552.6821] RBP: ffff93606421b000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffa168c0d07c20
[552.6821] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff93608dc52950 R12: ffffa168c0527e70
[552.6821] R13: ffff93606421b000 R14: ffff93604a3eb420 R15: ffff93606421b028
[552.6821] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff93675fb00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[552.6821] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[552.6821] CR2: 0000558ad262b000 CR3: 000000014feda005 CR4: 0000000000370ee0
[552.6822] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
[552.6822] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
[552.6822] Call Trace:
[552.6822] <TASK>
[552.6822] ? __warn+0x80/0x130
[552.6822] ? btrfs_put_transaction+0x123/0x130 [btrfs]
[552.6824] ? report_bug+0x1f4/0x200
[552.6824] ? handle_bug+0x42/0x70
[552.6824] ? exc_invalid_op+0x14/0x70
[552.6824] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x16/0x20
[552.6824] ? btrfs_put_transaction+0x123/0x130 [btrfs]
[552.6826] btrfs_cleanup_transaction+0xe7/0x5e0 [btrfs]
[552.6828] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x23/0x40
[552.6828] ? try_to_wake_up+0x94/0x5e0
[552.6828] ? __pfx_process_timeout+0x10/0x10
[552.6828] transaction_kthread+0x103/0x1d0 [btrfs]
[552.6830] ? __pfx_transaction_kthread+0x10/0x10 [btrfs]
[552.6832] kthread+0xee/0x120
[552.6832] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
[552.6832] ret_from_fork+0x29/0x50
[552.6832] </TASK>
[552.6832] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
This corresponds to this line of code:
void btrfs_put_transaction(struct btrfs_transaction *transaction)
{
(...)
WARN_ON(!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(
&transaction->delayed_refs.dirty_extent_root));
(...)
}
The warning happens because btrfs_qgroup_destroy_extent_records(), called
in the transaction abort path, we free all entries from the rbtree
"dirty_extent_root" with rbtree_postorder_for_each_entry_safe(), but we
don't actually empty the rbtree - it's still pointing to nodes that were
freed.
So set the rbtree's root node to NULL to avoid this warning (assign
RB_ROOT).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.4.23 – < 5.4.251, 5.5.7 – < 5.6, 5.6 | 5.4.251 |
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 | 6.4.11-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.4.11-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.52-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.15.0-1031.33 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-88.98 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1049.54 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1051.59 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1051.59.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1046.54 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke +1 | 5.15.0-1046.51 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1032.38 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 5.15.0-1042.45 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1045.51 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1040.40 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1019.19 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1006.6 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1047.53 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1025.29 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux | 5.4.0-166.183 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.4.0-1113.123 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1049.54~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.4.0-1119.126 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1051.59~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 5.4.0-1074.80 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.4.0-1117.126 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1046.54~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-88.98~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.4.0-1060.65 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.15 | 5.15.0-1042.45~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1045.51~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-iot | 5.4.0-1025.26 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.4.0-1102.108 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 | 5.15.0-1019.19~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.4.0-1112.121 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1047.53~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.4.0-1097.109 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1045.49~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.4.0-1033.37 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1042.44 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1050.56 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 5.4.0-1113.123+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 5.4.0-1119.126+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips | 5.4.0-1088.97 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 5.4.0-1117.126+fips1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 | 5.4.0-1113.123~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.4 | 5.4.0-1119.126~18.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.4 | 5.4.0-1117.126~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.4 | 5.4.0-166.183~18.04.2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-ibm-5.4 | 5.4.0-1060.65~18.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.4 | 5.4.0-1112.121~18.04.4 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-raspi-5.4 | 5.4.0-1097.109~18.04.2 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150700.20.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1.150700.17.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-docs +4 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-39.1.21.16 | SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-39.1.21.16 | SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-39.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_8 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_8 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_19 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt +2 | 6.4.0-150700.7.28.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.84.1.150600.12.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.1.49-69.116 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-330 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf +12 | 6.1.49-69.116.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2023-330 |
Advisories 10
- WID-SEC-2025-2765 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20876-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 31, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20845-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 28, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20498-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:20477-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0293-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0281-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0278-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0315-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- ALAS2023-2023-330 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 11, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae91ab710d8e309f6c9eba07ce0d9d0b5d9040f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c667cc18314c9bad3ec86ae071c0342132aa09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9060caab4135dd660c4676d1ea33a6e0d3fc09d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89e994688e965813ec0a09fb30b87fb8cee06474
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62dd82bc7a90b5052c062a0ad5be6d8a479a3cfb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa84ce8a78a1a5c10cdf9c7a5fb0c999fbc2c8d6