FKIE_CVE-2026-63796
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-07-19 12:16 - Updated: 2026-07-20 15:16
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: reject oversized group bitmap descriptors
ocfs2_validate_gd_parent() only bounds bg_bits against the parent
allocator's chain geometry. A malicious descriptor can still claim a
bg_size/bg_bits pair that exceeds the bitmap bytes that physically fit in
the group descriptor block, so later bitmap scans and bit updates can run
past bg_bitmap.
Add a physical-cap check based on ocfs2_group_bitmap_size() for the parent
allocator type and reject descriptors whose bg_size or bg_bits exceed that
capacity. Keep the existing chain geometry check so both the on-disk
bitmap layout and the allocator metadata must agree before the descriptor
is used.
Validation reproduced this kernel report:
KASAN use-after-free in _find_next_bit+0x7f/0xc0
Read of size 8
Call trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0 (?:?)
print_report+0xd0/0x630 (?:?)
_find_next_bit+0x7f/0xc0 (?:?)
srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 (?:?)
__virt_addr_valid+0x188/0x2f0 (?:?)
kasan_report+0xe4/0x120 (?:?)
ocfs2_find_max_contig_free_bits+0x35/0x70 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1375)
ocfs2_block_group_set_bits+0x472/0x4b0 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1457)
ocfs2_cluster_group_search+0x16b/0x440 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:86)
ocfs2_bg_discontig_fix_result+0x1ef/0x230 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1786)
ocfs2_search_chain+0x8f8/0x10a0 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1886)
get_page_from_freelist+0x70e/0x2370 (?:?)
lock_release+0xc6/0x290 (?:?)
do_raw_spin_unlock+0x9a/0x100 (?:?)
kasan_unpoison+0x27/0x60 (?:?)
__bfs+0x147/0x240 (?:?)
get_page_from_freelist+0x83d/0x2370 (?:?)
ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits+0x38c/0xe70 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:96)
sched_domains_numa_masks_clear+0x70/0xd0 (?:?)
check_irq_usage+0xe8/0xb70 (?:?)
__ocfs2_claim_clusters+0x18d/0x4c0 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:2497)
check_path+0x24/0x50 (?:?)
rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50 (?:?)
check_prev_add+0xfd/0xd00 (?:?)
ocfs2_add_clusters_in_btree+0x17d/0x810 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)
__folio_batch_add_and_move+0x1f5/0x3d0 (?:?)
ocfs2_add_inode_data+0xd9/0x120 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)
filemap_add_folio+0x105/0x1f0 (?:?)
ocfs2_write_begin_nolock+0x29f7/0x2f80 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:3043)
ocfs2_read_inode_block+0xb5/0x110 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)
down_write+0xf5/0x180 (?:?)
ocfs2_write_begin+0x180/0x240 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)
__mark_inode_dirty+0x758/0x9a0 (?:?)
inode_to_bdi+0x41/0x90 (?:?)
balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited_flags+0xf8/0x1d0 (?:?)
generic_perform_write+0x252/0x440 (?:?)
mnt_put_write_access_file+0x16/0x70 (?:?)
file_update_time_flags+0xe4/0x200 (?:?)
ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x80a/0x1320 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)
lock_acquire+0x184/0x2f0 (?:?)
ksys_write+0xd2/0x170 (?:?)
apparmor_file_permission+0xf5/0x310 (?:?)
read_zero+0x8d/0x140 (?:?)
lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100 (?:?)
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "336340a0f8a141df8a4eb21a5a86f8ffb87769f6",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "296c6a42b1174395935ca4cfe8f393e37b698d54",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "d2cd59fa848f9f13796ef214d3b1b5ca9a3fe21e",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "c5a125eadba05ba421c4b55e68da22b4a40d32b4",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "8f9903b0cdbb3155a8899410330b4b4d583a7a5c",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "4cd57ebee395041099fcdfcabb00749ce38d8b27",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "99c21e7263248c3f084756bfae08163cc5d6c62f",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "9bd541e09dffff27e5bec0f9f45b0228173a5375",
"status": "affected",
"version": "ccd979bdbce9fba8412beb3f1de68a9d0171b12c",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.6.16"
},
{
"lessThan": "2.6.16",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.260",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.211",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.177",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.144",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.95",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.38",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.3",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2-rc1",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocfs2: reject oversized group bitmap descriptors\n\nocfs2_validate_gd_parent() only bounds bg_bits against the parent\nallocator\u0027s chain geometry. A malicious descriptor can still claim a\nbg_size/bg_bits pair that exceeds the bitmap bytes that physically fit in\nthe group descriptor block, so later bitmap scans and bit updates can run\npast bg_bitmap.\n\nAdd a physical-cap check based on ocfs2_group_bitmap_size() for the parent\nallocator type and reject descriptors whose bg_size or bg_bits exceed that\ncapacity. Keep the existing chain geometry check so both the on-disk\nbitmap layout and the allocator metadata must agree before the descriptor\nis used.\n\nValidation reproduced this kernel report:\nKASAN use-after-free in _find_next_bit+0x7f/0xc0\nRead of size 8\nCall trace:\n dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0 (?:?)\n print_report+0xd0/0x630 (?:?)\n _find_next_bit+0x7f/0xc0 (?:?)\n srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 (?:?)\n __virt_addr_valid+0x188/0x2f0 (?:?)\n kasan_report+0xe4/0x120 (?:?)\n ocfs2_find_max_contig_free_bits+0x35/0x70 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1375)\n ocfs2_block_group_set_bits+0x472/0x4b0 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1457)\n ocfs2_cluster_group_search+0x16b/0x440 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:86)\n ocfs2_bg_discontig_fix_result+0x1ef/0x230 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1786)\n ocfs2_search_chain+0x8f8/0x10a0 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1886)\n get_page_from_freelist+0x70e/0x2370 (?:?)\n lock_release+0xc6/0x290 (?:?)\n do_raw_spin_unlock+0x9a/0x100 (?:?)\n kasan_unpoison+0x27/0x60 (?:?)\n __bfs+0x147/0x240 (?:?)\n get_page_from_freelist+0x83d/0x2370 (?:?)\n ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits+0x38c/0xe70 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:96)\n sched_domains_numa_masks_clear+0x70/0xd0 (?:?)\n check_irq_usage+0xe8/0xb70 (?:?)\n __ocfs2_claim_clusters+0x18d/0x4c0 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:2497)\n check_path+0x24/0x50 (?:?)\n rcu_is_watching+0x20/0x50 (?:?)\n check_prev_add+0xfd/0xd00 (?:?)\n ocfs2_add_clusters_in_btree+0x17d/0x810 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)\n __folio_batch_add_and_move+0x1f5/0x3d0 (?:?)\n ocfs2_add_inode_data+0xd9/0x120 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)\n filemap_add_folio+0x105/0x1f0 (?:?)\n ocfs2_write_begin_nolock+0x29f7/0x2f80 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:3043)\n ocfs2_read_inode_block+0xb5/0x110 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)\n down_write+0xf5/0x180 (?:?)\n ocfs2_write_begin+0x180/0x240 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)\n __mark_inode_dirty+0x758/0x9a0 (?:?)\n inode_to_bdi+0x41/0x90 (?:?)\n balance_dirty_pages_ratelimited_flags+0xf8/0x1d0 (?:?)\n generic_perform_write+0x252/0x440 (?:?)\n mnt_put_write_access_file+0x16/0x70 (?:?)\n file_update_time_flags+0xe4/0x200 (?:?)\n ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x80a/0x1320 (fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:?)\n lock_acquire+0x184/0x2f0 (?:?)\n ksys_write+0xd2/0x170 (?:?)\n apparmor_file_permission+0xf5/0x310 (?:?)\n read_zero+0x8d/0x140 (?:?)\n lock_is_held_type+0x8f/0x100 (?:?)"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-63796",
"lastModified": "2026-07-20T15:16:46.320",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "LOW",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-07-19T12:16:52.033",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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},
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},
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},
{
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{
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{
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},
{
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}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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