Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix adding block group to a reclaim list and the unused list during reclaim
There is a potential parallel list adding for retrying in
btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work and adding to the unused list. Since the block
group is removed from the reclaim list and it is on a relocation work,
it can be added into the unused list in parallel. When that happens,
adding it to the reclaim list will corrupt the list head and trigger
list corruption like below.
Fix it by taking fs_info->unused_bgs_lock.
[177.504][T2585409] BTRFS error (device nullb1): error relocating ch= unk 2415919104
[177.514][T2585409] list_del corruption. next->prev should be ff1100= 0344b119c0, but was ff11000377e87c70. (next=3Dff110002390cd9c0)
[177.529][T2585409] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[177.537][T2585409] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:65!
[177.545][T2585409] Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
[177.555][T2585409] CPU: 9 PID: 2585409 Comm: kworker/u128:2 Tainted: G W 6.10.0-rc5-kts #1
[177.568][T2585409] Hardware name: Supermicro SYS-520P-WTR/X12SPW-TF, BIOS 1.2 02/14/2022
[177.579][T2585409] Workqueue: events_unbound btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work[btrfs]
[177.589][T2585409] RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0x70/0x72
[177.624][T2585409] RSP: 0018:ff11000377e87a70 EFLAGS: 00010286
[177.633][T2585409] RAX: 000000000000006d RBX: ff11000344b119c0 RCX:0000000000000000
[177.644][T2585409] RDX: 000000000000006d RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI:ffe21c006efd0f40
[177.655][T2585409] RBP: ff110002e0509f78 R08: 0000000000000001 R09:ffe21c006efd0f08
[177.665][T2585409] R10: ff11000377e87847 R11: 0000000000000000 R12:ff110002390cd9c0
[177.676][T2585409] R13: ff11000344b119c0 R14: ff110002e0508000 R15:dffffc0000000000
[177.687][T2585409] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ff11000fec880000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[177.700][T2585409] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[177.709][T2585409] CR2: 00007f06bc7b1978 CR3: 0000001021e86005 CR4:0000000000771ef0
[177.720][T2585409] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2:0000000000000000
[177.731][T2585409] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7:0000000000000400
[177.742][T2585409] PKRU: 55555554
[177.748][T2585409] Call Trace:
[177.753][T2585409] <TASK>
[177.759][T2585409] ? __die_body.cold+0x19/0x27
[177.766][T2585409] ? die+0x2e/0x50
[177.772][T2585409] ? do_trap+0x1ea/0x2d0
[177.779][T2585409] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0x70/0x72
[177.788][T2585409] ? do_error_trap+0xa3/0x160
[177.795][T2585409] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0x70/0x72
[177.805][T2585409] ? handle_invalid_op+0x2c/0x40
[177.812][T2585409] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0x70/0x72
[177.820][T2585409] ? exc_invalid_op+0x2d/0x40
[177.827][T2585409] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20
[177.834][T2585409] ? __list_del_entry_valid_or_report.cold+0x70/0x72
[177.843][T2585409] btrfs_delete_unused_bgs+0x3d9/0x14c0 [btrfs]
There is a similar retry_list code in btrfs_delete_unused_bgs(), but it is
safe, AFAICS. Since the block group was in the unused list, the used bytes
should be 0 when it was added to the unused list. Then, it checks
block_group->{used,reserved,pinned} are still 0 under the
block_group->lock. So, they should be still eligible for the unused list,
not the reclaim list.
The reason it is safe there it's because because we're holding
space_info->groups_sem in write mode.
That means no other task can allocate from the block group, so while we
are at deleted_unused_bgs() it's not possible for other tasks to
allocate and deallocate extents from the block group, so it can't be
added to the unused list or the reclaim list by anyone else.
The bug can be reproduced by btrfs/166 after a few rounds. In practice
this can be hit when relocation cannot find more chunk space and ends
with ENOSPC.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.162 – < 5.15.163, 6.1.96 – < 6.1.98, 6.6.36 – < 6.6.39, 6.9.7 – < 6.9.9 | 5.15.163 |
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 | 6.9.9-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.9.9-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.98-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | linux-6.1 | 6.1.119-1~deb11u1 | DLA-4008-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-48.48 | USN-7089-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1018.20 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1017.20 | USN-7089-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp +1 | 6.8.0-1017.19 | USN-7095-1, USN-7089-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1013.17 | USN-7089-6 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1002.4 | USN-7156-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1015.15 | USN-7089-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-48.48.3 | USN-7089-7 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1017.19.1 | USN-7095-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1016.16 | USN-7089-4 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1015.16 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1014.16 | USN-7089-5 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-48.48.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1 | USN-7090-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 +1 | 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1 | USN-7095-1, USN-7089-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1 | USN-7089-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1 | USN-7089-7 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1 | USN-7089-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +31 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-48.48.1~22.04.2 | — |
| 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)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2013.14 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1011.11 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-azure +2 | 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1.150600.12.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1.150600.12.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | kernel-docs +4 | 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
| 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 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9 | 1-150700.1.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_20 | 1-150600.13.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.31.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-syms-rt +1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | dtb-aarch64 +10 | 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150600.23.87.1.150600.12.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.1.102-108.177 | 1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2024-679 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf +14 | 6.1.102-108.177.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2024-679 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | bpftool +13 | 5.15.0-210.163.7.el9uek | ELSA-2024-12618 |
Advisories 22
- WID-SEC-2024-1722 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-7156-1 linux-gkeop vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7095-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7090-1 linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7089-6 linux-gke vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-3 linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-7 linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-2 linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-ibm vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-1 linux, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-5 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 2026
- USN-7089-4 linux-oem-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Oct 26, 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-2026:0587-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0471-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- DLA-4008-1 linux-6.1 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- ALAS2023-2024-679 Important: kernel security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 18, 2025
- ELSA-2024-12618 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 12, 2024
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/522b39bd7163e8dc49f8cf10b9b782218ac48746
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1d8cc0cc500e06b316cd6732d4e6c1388fe33c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8e960be923f74a273c62478c9cab9523936752b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/326fa14549d7969ef80d3f5beea5470cd1c8e67f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48f091fd50b2eb33ae5eaea9ed3c4f81603acf38