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nfs: fix panic when nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() fails

Published Apr 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

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Description

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

nfs: fix panic when nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds() fails

We've been seeing the following panic in production

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000065
PGD 2f485f067 P4D 2f485f067 PUD 2cc5d8067 PMD 0
RIP: 0010:ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? __die+0x78/0xc0
? page_fault_oops+0x286/0x380
? __rpc_execute+0x2c3/0x470 [sunrpc]
? rpc_new_task+0x42/0x1c0 [sunrpc]
? exc_page_fault+0x5d/0x110
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30
? ff_layout_free_layoutreturn+0x110/0x110 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]
? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]
? ff_layout_cancel_io+0x6f/0x90 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]
pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return+0x1b0/0x360 [nfsv4]
pnfs_error_mark_layout_for_return+0x9e/0x110 [nfsv4]
? ff_layout_send_layouterror+0x50/0x160 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]
nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds+0x11f/0x290 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]
ff_layout_pg_init_write+0xf0/0x1f0 [nfs_layout_flexfiles]
__nfs_pageio_add_request+0x154/0x6c0 [nfs]
nfs_pageio_add_request+0x26b/0x380 [nfs]
nfs_do_writepage+0x111/0x1e0 [nfs]
nfs_writepages_callback+0xf/0x30 [nfs]
write_cache_pages+0x17f/0x380
? nfs_pageio_init_write+0x50/0x50 [nfs]
? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs]
? nfs_writepages+0x6d/0x210 [nfs]
nfs_writepages+0x125/0x210 [nfs]
do_writepages+0x67/0x220
? generic_perform_write+0x14b/0x210
filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x5b/0x80
file_write_and_wait_range+0x6d/0xc0
nfs_file_fsync+0x81/0x170 [nfs]
? nfs_file_mmap+0x60/0x60 [nfs]
__x64_sys_fsync+0x53/0x90
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

Inspecting the core with drgn I was able to pull this

>>> prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0]
#0 at 0xffffffffa079657a (ff_layout_cancel_io+0x3a/0x84) in ff_layout_cancel_io at fs/nfs/flexfilelayout/flexfilelayout.c:2021:27
>>> prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0]['idx']
(u32)1
>>> prog.crashed_thread().stack_trace()[0]['flseg'].mirror_array[1].mirror_ds
(struct nfs4_ff_layout_ds *)0xffffffffffffffed

This is clear from the stack trace, we call nfs4_ff_layout_prepare_ds()
which could error out initializing the mirror_ds, and then we go to
clean it all up and our check is only for if (!mirror->mirror_ds). This
is inconsistent with the rest of the users of mirror_ds, which have

if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mirror_ds))

to keep from tripping over this exact scenario. Fix this up in
ff_layout_cancel_io() to make sure we don't panic when we get an error.
I also spot checked all the other instances of checking mirror_ds and we
appear to be doing the correct checks everywhere, only unconditionally
dereferencing mirror_ds when we know it would be valid.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.1 6.1.83

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 6.7.12-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.7.12-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.85-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-35.35 USN-6816-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1009.9 USN-6817-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1008.8 USN-6817-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp 6.8.0-1008.9 USN-6817-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1004.7 USN-6817-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm +2 6.8.0-1006.6 USN-6878-1, USN-6817-2, USN-6816-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1005.5 USN-6816-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 6.8.0-35.35.1 USN-6816-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2004.4 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1002.2 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:5363
RHEL 9 rv +64 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 RHSA-2024:5363

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:5363
AlmaLinux 9 rv +60 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ALSA-2024:5363

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 RLSA-2024:5363
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +3 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-25.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_5 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-9.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-18.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1 1-150600.1.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_1 1-150600.13.3.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +2 6.4.0-150600.23.7.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-64kb +5 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.7.3.150600.12.2.7 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-docs 6.4.0-150600.23.7.4 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-source 6.4.0-150600.23.7.2 SUSE-SU-2024:2203-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1 SUSE-SU-2024:2135-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel-livepatch-6.1.84-99.169 1.0-0.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-696
Amazon Linux 2023 perf +14 6.1.84-99.169.amzn2023 ALAS2023-2024-696

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.3.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-5363
Oracle Linux 9 rv +27 5.14.0-427.31.1.el9_4 ELSA-2024-5363

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