nilfs2: fix use-after-free of nilfs_root in dirtying inodes via iput (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 6 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix use-after-free of nilfs_root in dirtying inodes via iput During unmount process of nilfs2, nothing holds nilfs_root structure after nilfs2 detaches its writer in nilfs_detach_log_writer(). Previously, nilfs_evict_inode() could cause use-after-free read for nilfs_root if inodes are left in "garbage_list" and released by nilfs_dispose_list at the end of nilfs_detach_log_writer(), and this bug was fixed by commit 9b5a04ac3ad9 ("nilfs2: fix use-after-free bug of nilfs_root in nilfs_evict_inode()"). However, it turned out that there is another possibility of UAF in the call path where mark_inode_dirty_sync() is called from iput(): nilfs_detach_log_writer() nilfs_dispose_list() iput() mark_inode_dirty_sync() __mark_inode_dirty() nilfs_dirty_inode() __nilfs_mark_inode_dirty() nilfs_load_inode_block() --> causes UAF of nilfs_root struct This can happen after commit 0ae45f63d4ef ("vfs: add support for a lazytime mount option"), which changed iput() to call mark_inode_dirty_sync() on its final reference if i_state has I_DIRTY_TIME flag and i_nlink is non-zero. This issue appears after commit 28a65b49eb53 ("nilfs2: do not write dirty data after degenerating to read-only") when using the syzbot reproducer, but the issue has potentially existed before. Fix this issue by adding a "purging flag" to the nilfs structure, setting that flag while disposing the "garbage_list" and checking it in __nilfs_mark_inode_dirty(). Unlike commit 9b5a04ac3ad9 ("nilfs2: fix use-after-free bug of nilfs_root in nilfs_evict_inode()"), this patch does not rely on ns_writer to determine whether to skip operations, so as not to break recovery on mount. The nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs routine dirties the buffer of salvaged data before attaching the log writer, so changing __nilfs_mark_inode_dirty() to skip the operation when ns_writer is NULL will cause recovery write to fail. The purpose of using the cleanup-only flag is to allow for narrowing of such conditions.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-416 — Use After Free
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11afd67f1b3c28eb216e50a3ca8dbcb69bb71793
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3c3b4cbf9b8554120fb230e6516e980c6277487
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2c539c216cce74837a9cf5804eb205939b82227
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37207240872456fbab44a110bde6640445233963
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3645510cf926e6af2f4d44899370d7e5331c93bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7532ff6edbf5242376b24a95a2fefb59bb653e5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5828d5f5dc877dcfdd7b23102e978e2ecfd86d82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8654743a0e6909dc634cbfad6db6816f10f3399
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-59950
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-53311
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1032 — 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-0921 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0895 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0 < 4.14.323cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.15 < 4.19.292cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.20 < 5.4.254cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.5 < 5.10.191cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.127cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.46cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.4.11cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.5:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected 0ae45f63d4ef8d8eeec49c7d8b44a1775fff13e8 < 11afd67f1b3c28eb216e50a3ca8dbcb69bb71793 ; affected 0ae45f63d4ef8d8eeec49c7d8b44a1775fff13e8 < a3c3b4cbf9b8554120fb230e6516e980c6277487 ; affected 0ae45f63d4ef8d8eeec49c7d8b44a1775fff13e8 < d2c539c216cce74837a9cf5804eb205939b82227 ; affected 0ae45f63d4ef8d8eeec49c7d8b44a1775fff13e8 < 37207240872456fbab44a110bde6640445233963 ; affected 0ae45f63d4ef8d8eeec49c7d8b44a1775fff13e8 < 3645510cf926e6af2f4d44899370d7e5331c93bd ; affected 0ae45f63d4ef8d8eeec49c7d8b44a1775fff13e8 < 7532ff6edbf5242376b24a95a2fefb59bb653e5a |
| Linux · Linux | affected 4.0 ; unaffected 0 < 4.0 ; unaffected 4.14.323 ≤ 4.14.* ; unaffected 4.19.292 ≤ 4.19.* ; unaffected 5.4.254 ≤ 5.4.* ; unaffected 5.10.191 ≤ 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 |