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Unscored CVE-2024-26727 EUVD-2024-23989GHSA-w9mj-34hr-82rj

btrfs: do not ASSERT() if the newly created subvolume already got read

Published Apr 3, 2024 · Updated May 23, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

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

btrfs: do not ASSERT() if the newly created subvolume already got read

[BUG]
There is a syzbot crash, triggered by the ASSERT() during subvolume
creation:

assertion failed: !anon_dev, in fs/btrfs/disk-io.c:1319
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/disk-io.c:1319!
invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN
RIP: 0010:btrfs_get_root_ref.part.0+0x9aa/0xa60
<TASK>
btrfs_get_new_fs_root+0xd3/0xf0
create_subvol+0xd02/0x1650
btrfs_mksubvol+0xe95/0x12b0
__btrfs_ioctl_snap_create+0x2f9/0x4f0
btrfs_ioctl_snap_create+0x16b/0x200
btrfs_ioctl+0x35f0/0x5cf0
__x64_sys_ioctl+0x19d/0x210
do_syscall_64+0x3f/0xe0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0x6b
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

[CAUSE]
During create_subvol(), after inserting root item for the newly created
subvolume, we would trigger btrfs_get_new_fs_root() to get the
btrfs_root of that subvolume.

The idea here is, we have preallocated an anonymous device number for
the subvolume, thus we can assign it to the new subvolume.

But there is really nothing preventing things like backref walk to read
the new subvolume.
If that happens before we call btrfs_get_new_fs_root(), the subvolume
would be read out, with a new anonymous device number assigned already.

In that case, we would trigger ASSERT(), as we really expect no one to
read out that subvolume (which is not yet accessible from the fs).
But things like backref walk is still possible to trigger the read on
the subvolume.

Thus our assumption on the ASSERT() is not correct in the first place.

[FIX]
Fix it by removing the ASSERT(), and just free the @anon_dev, reset it
to 0, and continue.

If the subvolume tree is read out by something else, it should have
already get a new anon_dev assigned thus we only need to free the
preallocated one.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 5.8.3 – < 5.9, 5.9 5.9

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 6.7.7-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.7.7-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.82-1 —
Debian 11 linux 5.10.216-1 DSA-5681-1
Debian 10 linux-5.10 5.10.216-1~deb10u1 DLA-3842-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.15.0-1040.42 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-102.112 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1057.63 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1060.69 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 5.15.0-1060.69.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1055.63 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke +1 5.15.0-1054.59 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1040.46 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1050.53 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1052.58 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1048.48 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.5 6.5.0-1014.14 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 5.15.0-1025.25 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-igx 5.15.0-1012.12 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1055.61 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +30 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1030.34 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1057.63~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1055.63~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-102.112~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1050.53~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1052.58~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 5.15.0-1025.25~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1055.61~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-riscv-5.15 5.15.0-1053.57~20.04.1 —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2001.1 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime 5.15.0-1050.52 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime 5.15.0-1058.66 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 5.15.0-1057.63+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fips 5.15.0-1060.69+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-fips 5.15.0-102.112+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips 5.15.0-1055.63+fips2 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS linux-fips +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-syms 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLES 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 kernel-docs +4 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE Micro 5.4 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.79.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1647-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE Micro 5.3 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150400.15.79.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1647-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_14 1-150500.11.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_13 1-150500.11.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP4 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP4_Update_26 1-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-64kb +5 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 kernel-syms +3 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 kernel-syms +2 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 dtb-aarch64 +2 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-64kb +7 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.48.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1490-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2.150500.6.27.2 SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.79.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1647-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150400.24.119.1.150400.24.56.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1641-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150400.15.79.1 SUSE-SU-2024:1647-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.79-99.164 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-549
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 6.1.79-99.164.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-549

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