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GHSA-RM6F-75FW-GQ38

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 06:32 – Updated: 2026-08-23 15:33
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

jbd2: fix integer underflow in jbd2_journal_initialize_fast_commit()

jbd2_journal_initialize_fast_commit() validates journal capacity by checking (journal->j_last - num_fc_blks < JBD2_MIN_JOURNAL_BLOCKS). Both j_last and num_fc_blks are unsigned, so when num_fc_blks exceeds j_last the subtraction wraps to a large value, bypassing the bounds check.

The resulting underflow corrupts j_last, j_fc_first, and j_free, leading to journal abort.

Fix by checking num_fc_blks against j_last before the subtraction, returning -EFSCORRUPTED.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-72225"
  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-08-15T06:21:41Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\njbd2: fix integer underflow in jbd2_journal_initialize_fast_commit()\n\njbd2_journal_initialize_fast_commit() validates journal capacity by\nchecking (journal-\u003ej_last - num_fc_blks \u003c JBD2_MIN_JOURNAL_BLOCKS).\nBoth j_last and num_fc_blks are unsigned, so when num_fc_blks exceeds\nj_last the subtraction wraps to a large value, bypassing the bounds\ncheck.\n\nThe resulting underflow corrupts j_last, j_fc_first, and j_free,\nleading to journal abort.\n\nFix by checking num_fc_blks against j_last before the subtraction,\nreturning -EFSCORRUPTED.",
  "id": "GHSA-rm6f-75fw-gq38",
  "modified": "2026-08-23T15:33:00Z",
  "published": "2026-08-15T06:32:16Z",
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