Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: reserve enough transaction items for qgroup ioctls
Currently our qgroup ioctls don't reserve any space, they just do a
transaction join, which does not reserve any space, neither for the quota
tree updates nor for the delayed refs generated when updating the quota
tree. The quota root uses the global block reserve, which is fine most of
the time since we don't expect a lot of updates to the quota root, or to
be too close to -ENOSPC such that other critical metadata updates need to
resort to the global reserve.
However this is not optimal, as not reserving proper space may result in a
transaction abort due to not reserving space for delayed refs and then
abusing the use of the global block reserve.
For example, the following reproducer (which is unlikely to model any
real world use case, but just to illustrate the problem), triggers such a
transaction abort due to -ENOSPC when running delayed refs:
$ cat test.sh
#!/bin/bash
DEV=/dev/nullb0
MNT=/mnt/nullb0
umount $DEV &> /dev/null
# Limit device to 1G so that it's much faster to reproduce the issue.
mkfs.btrfs -f -b 1G $DEV
mount -o commit=600 $DEV $MNT
fallocate -l 800M $MNT/filler
btrfs quota enable $MNT
for ((i = 1; i <= 400000; i++)); do
btrfs qgroup create 1/$i $MNT
done
umount $MNT
When running this, we can see in dmesg/syslog that a transaction abort
happened:
[436.490] BTRFS error (device nullb0): failed to run delayed ref for logical 30408704 num_bytes 16384 type 176 action 1 ref_mod 1: -28
[436.493] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[436.494] BTRFS: Transaction aborted (error -28)
[436.495] WARNING: fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:2247 at btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0xd9/0x110 [btrfs], CPU#4: umount/2495372
[436.497] Modules linked in: btrfs loop (...)
[436.508] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 2495372 Comm: umount Tainted: G W 6.19.0-rc8-btrfs-next-225+ #1 PREEMPT(full)
[436.510] Tainted: [W]=WARN
[436.511] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.16.2-0-gea1b7a073390-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
[436.513] RIP: 0010:btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0xdf/0x110 [btrfs]
[436.514] Code: 0f 82 ea (...)
[436.518] RSP: 0018:ffffd511850b7d78 EFLAGS: 00010292
[436.519] RAX: 00000000ffffffe4 RBX: ffff8f120dad37e0 RCX: 0000000002040001
[436.520] RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 00000000ffffffe4 RDI: ffffffffc090fd80
[436.522] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffffffc04d1867
[436.523] R10: ffff8f18dc1fffa8 R11: 0000000000000003 R12: ffff8f173aa89400
[436.524] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffff8f173aa89400 R15: 0000000000000000
[436.526] FS: 00007fe59045d840(0000) GS:ffff8f192e22e000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[436.527] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[436.528] CR2: 00007fe5905ff2b0 CR3: 000000060710a002 CR4: 0000000000370ef0
[436.530] Call Trace:
[436.530] <TASK>
[436.530] btrfs_commit_transaction+0x73/0xc00 [btrfs]
[436.531] ? btrfs_attach_transaction_barrier+0x1e/0x70 [btrfs]
[436.532] sync_filesystem+0x7a/0x90
[436.533] generic_shutdown_super+0x28/0x180
[436.533] kill_anon_super+0x12/0x40
[436.534] btrfs_kill_super+0x12/0x20 [btrfs]
[436.534] deactivate_locked_super+0x2f/0xb0
[436.534] cleanup_mnt+0xea/0x180
[436.535] task_work_run+0x58/0xa0
[436.535] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xed/0x480
[436.536] ? __x64_sys_umount+0x68/0x80
[436.536] do_syscall_64+0x2a5/0xf20
[436.537] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
[436.537] RIP: 0033:0x7fe5906b6217
[436.538] Code: 0d 00 f7 (...)
[436.540] RSP: 002b:00007ffcd87a61f8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a6
[436.541] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00005618b9ecadc8 RCX: 00007fe5906b6217
[436.541] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 00005618b9ecb100
[436.542] RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 00007ffcd87a4fe0 R09: 00000000ffffffff
[436.544] R10: 0000000000000103 R11:
---truncated---
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.6 | 6.1.191 |
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 | 6.19.12-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.85-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | 6.8.0-1028.33 | — |
| Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 22.04 LTS | linux-bluefield | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | linux +8 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux | 6.8.0-136.136 | USN-8567-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1061.64 | USN-8595-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1063.71 | USN-8606-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1062.69 | USN-8607-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1064.72 | USN-8567-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1059.67 | USN-8567-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1046.50 | USN-8567-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1061.62 | USN-8574-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-136.136.2 | USN-8574-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1059.62 | USN-8596-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1059.62.1 | USN-8596-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1030.31 | USN-8574-3 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1058.61 | USN-8574-2 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1061.65 | USN-8665-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +27 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-vmware | 6.8.0-1008.8 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1033.34 | USN-8574-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +49 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1 | USN-8595-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1063.71~22.04.1 | USN-8606-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1062.69~22.04.1 | USN-8609-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1064.72~22.04.1 | USN-8567-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.1 | USN-8619-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1061.62~22.04.1 | USN-8574-3 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-136.136.2~22.04.1 | USN-8574-2 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1059.62~22.04.1 | USN-8596-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1058.61~22.04.1 | USN-8595-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-136.136~22.04.3 | — |
Show 18 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2050.52 | USN-8665-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1056.57 | USN-8567-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 | 6.8.1-1056.57~22.04.2 | USN-8567-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-fips | 6.8.0-1061.64+fips1 | USN-8595-3 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fips | 6.8.0-1063.71+fips2 | USN-8608-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-fips | 6.8.0-136.136+fips2 | USN-8574-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-fips | 6.8.0-1064.72+fips1 | USN-8574-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS | linux-fips | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-preview 22.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +21 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux +12 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | linux +7 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | linux +3 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-64kb +6 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1.150700.17.35.4 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | kernel-obs-build | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | kernel-syms +2 | 4.12.14-122.317.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2450-1 |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22087-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.34.1.160000.2.15 | SUSE-SU-2026:22087-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-64kb +8 | 6.12.0-160000.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22087-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22076-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.34.1.160000.2.15 | SUSE-SU-2026:22087-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-default-base | 6.12.0-160000.34.1.160000.2.15 | SUSE-SU-2026:22048-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | kernel-rt +5 | 6.12.0-160000.34.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22048-1, SUSE-SU-2026:22043-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-47.1.21.24 | SUSE-SU-2026:22137-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-48.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22458-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-47.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22137-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-default-base | 6.4.0-47.1.21.24 | SUSE-SU-2026:22108-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-48.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22433-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | kernel-source +2 | 6.4.0-47.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22108-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-default | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_16 | 1-150700.1.5.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_16 | 1-150700.15.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kernel-default | 4.12.14-122.317.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2450-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 | kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_84 | 1-8.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2450-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-rt +1 | 6.4.0-150700.7.59.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 |
| SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 | kernel-syms-rt | 6.4.0-150700.7.59.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel-livepatch-6.18.25-52.107 +1 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1746, ALAS2023-2026-1695 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.12 +11 | 1:6.12.83-113.160.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1695 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perf6.18 +11 | 1:6.18.25-52.107.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-1746 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | kernel | No fix yet | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | kernel-uek +34 | 6.12.0-204.92.4.2.el10uek | ELSA-2026-50372 |
Advisories 29
- WID-SEC-2026-1454 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-8574-3 linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8, linux-nvidia-tegra, linux-xilinx vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8595-3 linux-aws-6.8, linux-aws-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8574-2 linux-fips, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8596-1 linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8665-1 linux-raspi, linux-raspi-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8608-1 linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8574-1 linux-gcp-fips vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8595-2 linux-aws vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8595-1 linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 9, 2026
- USN-8567-1 linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8606-1 linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8607-1 linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8619-1 linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- USN-8609-1 linux-azure-fde-6.8 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 7, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22043-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22458-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22433-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 3, 2026
- ELSA-2026-50372 Important: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jul 2, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1746 Important: kernel6.18 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jul 1, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2450-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 19, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22137-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 18, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22108-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 17, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22087-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 16, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22076-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 16, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22048-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 10, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1695 Important: kernel6.12 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · May 19, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccd563214419cef14a54df9333ed655484e9dc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/320942ce316a17b104b5814db55e42a42c2442cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb6eb33c908edbbb4d92abdc0c6c87f21b4952e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf930a651eef6f8d915bf0ccd60c2045974f870c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/386f5e16a383101a68e195c806b4eedb233cd1d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9a4e3015db1aeafbef407650eb8555445ca943e