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FKIE_CVE-2026-74321

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:19
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix invalid pointer dereference in __btrfs_run_delayed_refs() In the beginning of the loop, we try to obtain a locked delayed ref head, if 'locked_ref' is currently NULL, by calling btrfs_select_ref_head(), which can return an error pointer. If the error pointer is -EAGAIN we do a continue and go back to the beginning of the loop, which will not try again to call btrfs_select_ref_head() since 'locked_ref' is no longer NULL but it's ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN), and then we do: spin_lock(&locked_ref->lock); against a ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN) value, generating an invalid pointer dereference. Fix this by ensuring that 'locked_ref' is set to NULL when btrfs_select_ref_head() returns ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN) and incrementing 'count' as well, to prevent infinite looping. We do this by doing a goto to the bottom of the loop that already sets 'locked_ref' to NULL and does a cond_resched(), with an increment to 'count' right before the goto. These measures were in place before the refactoring in commit 0110a4c43451 ("btrfs: refactor __btrfs_run_delayed_refs loop") but were unintentionally lost afterwards.
Impacted products
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    {
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          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
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      ],
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: fix invalid pointer dereference in __btrfs_run_delayed_refs()\n\nIn the beginning of the loop, we try to obtain a locked delayed ref head,\nif \u0027locked_ref\u0027 is currently NULL, by calling btrfs_select_ref_head(),\nwhich can return an error pointer. If the error pointer is -EAGAIN we do\na continue and go back to the beginning of the loop, which will not try\nagain to call btrfs_select_ref_head() since \u0027locked_ref\u0027 is no longer\nNULL but it\u0027s ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN), and then we do:\n\n   spin_lock(\u0026locked_ref-\u003elock);\n\nagainst a ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN) value, generating an invalid pointer\ndereference.\n\nFix this by ensuring that \u0027locked_ref\u0027 is set to NULL when\nbtrfs_select_ref_head() returns ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN) and incrementing \u0027count\u0027\nas well, to prevent infinite looping. We do this by doing a goto to the\nbottom of the loop that already sets \u0027locked_ref\u0027 to NULL and does a\ncond_resched(), with an increment to \u0027count\u0027 right before the goto.\nThese measures were in place before the refactoring in commit 0110a4c43451\n(\"btrfs: refactor __btrfs_run_delayed_refs loop\") but were unintentionally\nlost afterwards."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-74321",
  "lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:19:26.520",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 3.6,
        "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "type": "Secondary"
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:22:32.600",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/015dc4a1e0c2cba551d4620eba13d26d5081dc34"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    },
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    },
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a71143590ce9764dbcb47617647592ff8b4d48bc"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba9fa2ff5981589bb49094d3358c339b37c47f53"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c372ca227e16bace86f1df1fa4ae6849e2fcfa28"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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