Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
xfs: fix off-by-one in rtrefcount btree root level validation
xfs_rtrefcountbt_compute_maxlevels() sets
mp->m_rtrefc_maxlevels = min(d_maxlevels, r_maxlevels) + 1;
where the trailing "+ 1" already accounts for the inode-root level, so the
deepest valid on-disk root level is m_rtrefc_maxlevels - 1 and a cursor must
satisfy bc_nlevels <= bc_maxlevels (= m_rtrefc_maxlevels).
The two on-disk validation paths, xfs_rtrefcountbt_verify() and
xfs_iformat_rtrefcount(), check the root level with ">" instead of ">=", so a
crafted rtreflink (metadir + realtime + reflink) image whose
/rtgroups/N.refcount inode has bb_level == m_rtrefc_maxlevels is accepted on
mount. xfs_rtrefcountbt_init_cursor() then sets bc_nlevels = bb_level + 1,
exceeding bc_maxlevels by one. Since the xfs_rtrefcountbt_cur slab object is
sized for exactly bc_maxlevels entries, the first btree op on such a cursor
indexes bc_levels[m_rtrefc_maxlevels] past the end of the object. This is
reached by the first rtrefcount cursor built after mount, via log/CoW
recovery (xfs_reflink_recover_cow() during xfs_mountfs()) or an
FS_IOC_GETFSMAP over the realtime device.
Reject a root level equal to m_rtrefc_maxlevels, matching the ">=" form
already used by the sibling data-device refcount/rmap verifiers and the
in-memory rtrmap verifier.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in xfs_btree_lookup (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:2101)
Write of size 2 at addr ffff888018391658 by task exploit/144
xfs_btree_lookup (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:2101)
xfs_btree_query_range (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:5308)
xfs_refcount_recover_cow_leftovers (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c:2113)
xfs_reflink_recover_cow (fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c:1085)
xlog_recover_finish (fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c:3551)
xfs_mountfs (fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c:1158)
xfs_fs_fill_super (fs/xfs/xfs_super.c:1940)
get_tree_bdev_flags (fs/super.c:1634)
vfs_get_tree (fs/super.c:1694)
path_mount (fs/namespace.c:4161)
__x64_sys_mount (fs/namespace.c:4367)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)
The buggy address belongs to the cache xfs_rtrefcountbt_cur of size 216
The buggy address is located 8 bytes to the right of
allocated 216-byte region [ffff888018391578, ffff888018391650)
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.14 | 6.18.46 |
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 | 7.1.10-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux | 7.0.0-42.42 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-aws | 7.0.0-1016.17 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure | 7.0.0-1020.21 | USN-9019-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 7.0.0-1019.19 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 7.0.0-1016.18 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-gke | 7.0.0-1010.11 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-ibm +1 | 7.0.0-1017.17 | USN-8960-1, USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-nvidia +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 7.0.0-1015.16 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 7.0.0-1023.23 | USN-9021-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 7.0.0-43.43.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | linux-riscv | 7.0.0-42.42.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-aws-7.0 | 7.0.0-1017.18~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde-7.0 | 7.0.0-1019.19~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-gcp-7.0 | 7.0.0-1017.19~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-hwe-7.0 | 7.0.0-42.42~24.04.1 | USN-8959-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-oracle-7.0 | 7.0.0-1016.18~24.04.1 | USN-9020-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +29 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv-7.0 | 7.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 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 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 +1 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 6
- USN-9020-1 linux-aws-7.0, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fde-7.0, linux-gcp-7.0, linux-gke, linux-oracle-7.0, linux-realtime vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8959-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-7.0, linux-ibm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-9021-1 linux-raspi vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-9019-1 linux-azure vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- USN-8960-1 linux-oem-7.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3042 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026