ext4: zero i_disksize when initializing the bootloader inode (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.20 % · percentile 10 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: zero i_disksize when initializing the bootloader inode If the boot loader inode has never been used before, the EXT4_IOC_SWAP_BOOT inode will initialize it, including setting the i_size to 0. However, if the "never before used" boot loader has a non-zero i_size, then i_disksize will be non-zero, and the inconsistency between i_size and i_disksize can trigger a kernel warning: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 2580 at fs/ext4/file.c:319 CPU: 0 PID: 2580 Comm: bb Not tainted 6.3.0-rc1-00004-g703695902cfa RIP: 0010:ext4_file_write_iter+0xbc7/0xd10 Call Trace: vfs_write+0x3b1/0x5c0 ksys_write+0x77/0x160 __x64_sys_write+0x22/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x39/0x80 Reproducer: 1. create corrupted image and mount it: mke2fs -t ext4 /tmp/foo.img 200 debugfs -wR "sif <5> size 25700" /tmp/foo.img mount -t ext4 /tmp/foo.img /mnt cd /mnt echo 123 > file 2. Run the reproducer program: posix_memalign(&buf, 1024, 1024) fd = open("file", O_RDWR | O_DIRECT); ioctl(fd, EXT4_IOC_SWAP_BOOT); write(fd, buf, 1024); Fix this by setting i_disksize as well as i_size to zero when initiaizing the boot loader inode.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6c1447e483c05dbcfb3ff77ac04237a82070b8c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59eee0cdf8c036f554add97a4da7c06d7a9ff34a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8a6c9a6415999fee1259ccf1796480c026b7d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f00c476da8fe7c4c34ea16abb55d74127120413
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01a821aacc64d4b05dafd239dbc9b7856686002f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb27b1e76f0cc886ac09055bc41c0ab3f205167
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e9a4cc5486356158554f6ad73027d8635a48b34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5361da1e60d54ec81346aee8e3d8baf1be0b762
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-13165
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-53101
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0081 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0587 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0560 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0529 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0509 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 4.14.310cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.15 < 4.19.278cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.237cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.175cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.103cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.20cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.2.7cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 393d1d1d76933886d5e1ce603214c9987589c6d5 < d6c1447e483c05dbcfb3ff77ac04237a82070b8c ; affected 393d1d1d76933886d5e1ce603214c9987589c6d5 < 59eee0cdf8c036f554add97a4da7c06d7a9ff34a ; affected 393d1d1d76933886d5e1ce603214c9987589c6d5 < 0d8a6c9a6415999fee1259ccf1796480c026b7d6 ; affected 393d1d1d76933886d5e1ce603214c9987589c6d5 < 3f00c476da8fe7c4c34ea16abb55d74127120413 ; affected 393d1d1d76933886d5e1ce603214c9987589c6d5 < 01a821aacc64d4b05dafd239dbc9b7856686002f ; affected 393d1d1d76933886d5e1ce603214c9987589c6d5 < 9cb27b1e76f0cc886ac09055bc41c0ab3f205167 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 3.10 ; unaffected 0 < 3.10 ; unaffected 4.14.310 ≤ 4.14.* ; unaffected 4.19.278 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.237 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.175 ≤ 5.10.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |