FKIE_CVE-2022-50067
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-06-18 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:22
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: unset reloc control if transaction commit fails in prepare_to_relocate()
In btrfs_relocate_block_group(), the rc is allocated. Then
btrfs_relocate_block_group() calls
relocate_block_group()
prepare_to_relocate()
set_reloc_control()
that assigns rc to the variable fs_info->reloc_ctl. When
prepare_to_relocate() returns, it calls
btrfs_commit_transaction()
btrfs_start_dirty_block_groups()
btrfs_alloc_path()
kmem_cache_zalloc()
which may fail for example (or other errors could happen). When the
failure occurs, btrfs_relocate_block_group() detects the error and frees
rc and doesn't set fs_info->reloc_ctl to NULL. After that, in
btrfs_init_reloc_root(), rc is retrieved from fs_info->reloc_ctl and
then used, which may cause a use-after-free bug.
This possible bug can be triggered by calling btrfs_ioctl_balance()
before calling btrfs_ioctl_defrag().
To fix this possible bug, in prepare_to_relocate(), check if
btrfs_commit_transaction() fails. If the failure occurs,
unset_reloc_control() is called to set fs_info->reloc_ctl to NULL.
The error log in our fault-injection testing is shown as follows:
[ 58.751070] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in btrfs_init_reloc_root+0x7ca/0x920 [btrfs]
...
[ 58.753577] Call Trace:
...
[ 58.755800] kasan_report+0x45/0x60
[ 58.756066] btrfs_init_reloc_root+0x7ca/0x920 [btrfs]
[ 58.757304] record_root_in_trans+0x792/0xa10 [btrfs]
[ 58.757748] btrfs_record_root_in_trans+0x463/0x4f0 [btrfs]
[ 58.758231] start_transaction+0x896/0x2950 [btrfs]
[ 58.758661] btrfs_defrag_root+0x250/0xc00 [btrfs]
[ 58.759083] btrfs_ioctl_defrag+0x467/0xa00 [btrfs]
[ 58.759513] btrfs_ioctl+0x3c95/0x114e0 [btrfs]
...
[ 58.768510] Allocated by task 23683:
[ 58.768777] ____kasan_kmalloc+0xb5/0xf0
[ 58.769069] __kmalloc+0x227/0x3d0
[ 58.769325] alloc_reloc_control+0x10a/0x3d0 [btrfs]
[ 58.769755] btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x7aa/0x1e20 [btrfs]
[ 58.770228] btrfs_relocate_chunk+0xf1/0x760 [btrfs]
[ 58.770655] __btrfs_balance+0x1326/0x1f10 [btrfs]
[ 58.771071] btrfs_balance+0x3150/0x3d30 [btrfs]
[ 58.771472] btrfs_ioctl_balance+0xd84/0x1410 [btrfs]
[ 58.771902] btrfs_ioctl+0x4caa/0x114e0 [btrfs]
...
[ 58.773337] Freed by task 23683:
...
[ 58.774815] kfree+0xda/0x2b0
[ 58.775038] free_reloc_control+0x1d6/0x220 [btrfs]
[ 58.775465] btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x115c/0x1e20 [btrfs]
[ 58.775944] btrfs_relocate_chunk+0xf1/0x760 [btrfs]
[ 58.776369] __btrfs_balance+0x1326/0x1f10 [btrfs]
[ 58.776784] btrfs_balance+0x3150/0x3d30 [btrfs]
[ 58.777185] btrfs_ioctl_balance+0xd84/0x1410 [btrfs]
[ 58.777621] btrfs_ioctl+0x4caa/0x114e0 [btrfs]
...
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.0 |
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: unset reloc control if transaction commit fails in prepare_to_relocate()\n\nIn btrfs_relocate_block_group(), the rc is allocated. Then\nbtrfs_relocate_block_group() calls\n\nrelocate_block_group()\n prepare_to_relocate()\n set_reloc_control()\n\nthat assigns rc to the variable fs_info-\u003ereloc_ctl. When\nprepare_to_relocate() returns, it calls\n\nbtrfs_commit_transaction()\n btrfs_start_dirty_block_groups()\n btrfs_alloc_path()\n kmem_cache_zalloc()\n\nwhich may fail for example (or other errors could happen). When the\nfailure occurs, btrfs_relocate_block_group() detects the error and frees\nrc and doesn\u0027t set fs_info-\u003ereloc_ctl to NULL. After that, in\nbtrfs_init_reloc_root(), rc is retrieved from fs_info-\u003ereloc_ctl and\nthen used, which may cause a use-after-free bug.\n\nThis possible bug can be triggered by calling btrfs_ioctl_balance()\nbefore calling btrfs_ioctl_defrag().\n\nTo fix this possible bug, in prepare_to_relocate(), check if\nbtrfs_commit_transaction() fails. If the failure occurs,\nunset_reloc_control() is called to set fs_info-\u003ereloc_ctl to NULL.\n\nThe error log in our fault-injection testing is shown as follows:\n\n [ 58.751070] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in btrfs_init_reloc_root+0x7ca/0x920 [btrfs]\n ...\n [ 58.753577] Call Trace:\n ...\n [ 58.755800] kasan_report+0x45/0x60\n [ 58.756066] btrfs_init_reloc_root+0x7ca/0x920 [btrfs]\n [ 58.757304] record_root_in_trans+0x792/0xa10 [btrfs]\n [ 58.757748] btrfs_record_root_in_trans+0x463/0x4f0 [btrfs]\n [ 58.758231] start_transaction+0x896/0x2950 [btrfs]\n [ 58.758661] btrfs_defrag_root+0x250/0xc00 [btrfs]\n [ 58.759083] btrfs_ioctl_defrag+0x467/0xa00 [btrfs]\n [ 58.759513] btrfs_ioctl+0x3c95/0x114e0 [btrfs]\n ...\n [ 58.768510] Allocated by task 23683:\n [ 58.768777] ____kasan_kmalloc+0xb5/0xf0\n [ 58.769069] __kmalloc+0x227/0x3d0\n [ 58.769325] alloc_reloc_control+0x10a/0x3d0 [btrfs]\n [ 58.769755] btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x7aa/0x1e20 [btrfs]\n [ 58.770228] btrfs_relocate_chunk+0xf1/0x760 [btrfs]\n [ 58.770655] __btrfs_balance+0x1326/0x1f10 [btrfs]\n [ 58.771071] btrfs_balance+0x3150/0x3d30 [btrfs]\n [ 58.771472] btrfs_ioctl_balance+0xd84/0x1410 [btrfs]\n [ 58.771902] btrfs_ioctl+0x4caa/0x114e0 [btrfs]\n ...\n [ 58.773337] Freed by task 23683:\n ...\n [ 58.774815] kfree+0xda/0x2b0\n [ 58.775038] free_reloc_control+0x1d6/0x220 [btrfs]\n [ 58.775465] btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x115c/0x1e20 [btrfs]\n [ 58.775944] btrfs_relocate_chunk+0xf1/0x760 [btrfs]\n [ 58.776369] __btrfs_balance+0x1326/0x1f10 [btrfs]\n [ 58.776784] btrfs_balance+0x3150/0x3d30 [btrfs]\n [ 58.777185] btrfs_ioctl_balance+0xd84/0x1410 [btrfs]\n [ 58.777621] btrfs_ioctl+0x4caa/0x114e0 [btrfs]\n ..."
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"value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: btrfs: anular el control de reubicaci\u00f3n si falla el commit de la transacci\u00f3n en prepare_to_relocate(). En btrfs_relocate_block_group(), se asigna el rc. Luego, btrfs_relocate_block_group() llama a relocate_block_group() prepare_to_relocate() set_reloc_control() que asigna rc a la variable fs_info-\u0026gt;reloc_ctl. Cuando prepare_to_relocate() retorna, llama a btrfs_commit_transaction() btrfs_start_dirty_block_groups() btrfs_alloc_path() kmem_cache_zalloc() que puede fallar, por ejemplo (o podr\u00edan ocurrir otros errores). Cuando ocurre el fallo, btrfs_relocate_block_group() detecta el error y libera rc y no establece fs_info-\u0026gt;reloc_ctl en NULL. Posteriormente, en btrfs_init_reloc_root(), se recupera rc de fs_info-\u0026gt;reloc_ctl y se utiliza, lo que podr\u00eda causar un error de Use-After-Free. Este posible error se puede activar llamando a btrfs_ioctl_balance() antes de llamar a btrfs_ioctl_defrag(). Para corregir este posible error, en prepare_to_relocate(), compruebe si btrfs_commit_transaction() falla. Si falla, se llama a unset_reloc_control() para establecer fs_info-\u0026gt;reloc_ctl en NULL. El registro de errores en nuestras pruebas de inyecci\u00f3n de fallas se muestra a continuaci\u00f3n: [ 58.751070] ERROR: KASAN: use-after-free en btrfs_init_reloc_root+0x7ca/0x920 [btrfs] ... [ 58.753577] Seguimiento de llamadas: ... [ 58.755800] kasan_report+0x45/0x60 [ 58.756066] btrfs_init_reloc_root+0x7ca/0x920 [btrfs] [ 58.757304] record_root_in_trans+0x792/0xa10 [btrfs] [ 58.757748] btrfs_record_root_in_trans+0x463/0x4f0 [btrfs] [ 58.758231] start_transaction+0x896/0x2950 [btrfs] [ 58.758661] btrfs_defrag_root+0x250/0xc00 [btrfs] [ 58.759083] btrfs_ioctl_defrag+0x467/0xa00 [btrfs] [ 58.759513] btrfs_ioctl+0x3c95/0x114e0 [btrfs] ... [ 58.768510] Asignado por la tarea 23683: [ 58.768777] ____kasan_kmalloc+0xb5/0xf0 [ 58.769069] __kmalloc+0x227/0x3d0 [ 58.769325] alloc_reloc_control+0x10a/0x3d0 [btrfs] [ 58.769755] btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x7aa/0x1e20 [btrfs] [ 58.770228] btrfs_relocate_chunk+0xf1/0x760 [btrfs] [ 58.770655] __btrfs_balance+0x1326/0x1f10 [btrfs] [ 58.771071] btrfs_balance+0x3150/0x3d30 [btrfs] [ 58.771472] btrfs_ioctl_balance+0xd84/0x1410 [btrfs] [ 58.771902] btrfs_ioctl+0x4caa/0x114e0 [btrfs] ... [ 58.773337] Liberado por la tarea 23683: ... [ 58.774815] kfree+0xda/0x2b0 [ 58.775038] free_reloc_control+0x1d6/0x220 [btrfs] [ 58.775465] btrfs_relocate_block_group+0x115c/0x1e20 [btrfs] [ 58.775944] btrfs_relocate_chunk+0xf1/0x760 [btrfs] [ 58.776369] __btrfs_balance+0x1326/0x1f10 [btrfs] [ 58.776784] btrfs_balance+0x3150/0x3d30 [btrfs] [ 58.777185] btrfs_ioctl_balance+0xd84/0x1410 [btrfs] [ 58.777621] btrfs_ioctl+0x4caa/0x114e0 [btrfs] ..."
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