CVE-2022-49348

ext4: filter out EXT4_FC_REPLAY from on-disk superblock field s_state

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:11 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: filter out EXT4_FC_REPLAY from on-disk superblock field s_state The EXT4_FC_REPLAY bit in sbi->s_mount_state is used to indicate that we are in the middle of replay the fast commit journal. This was actually a mistake, since the sbi->s_mount_info is initialized from es->s_state. Arguably s_mount_state is misleadingly named, but the name is historical --- s_mount_state and s_state dates back to ext2. What should have been used is the ext4_{set,clear,test}_mount_flag() inline functions, which sets EXT4_MF_* bits in sbi->s_mount_flags. The problem with using EXT4_FC_REPLAY is that a maliciously corrupted superblock could result in EXT4_FC_REPLAY getting set in s_mount_state. This bypasses some sanity checks, and this can trigger a BUG() in ext4_es_cache_extent(). As a easy-to-backport-fix, filter out the EXT4_FC_REPLAY bit for now. We should eventually transition away from EXT4_FC_REPLAY to something like EXT4_MF_REPLAY.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.10 ≤ v < 5.10.1215.10 ≤ v < 5.15.465.10 ≤ v < 5.17.145.10 ≤ v < 5.18.35.10 ≤ v < 5.195.11 ≤ v < 5.15.465.16 ≤ v < 5.17.145.18 ≤ v < 5.18.35.108016e29f4362e285f0f7e38fadc61a5b7bdfdfa2
Vendor states this is fixed in 55b4dbb29054a05d839562f6d635ce05669b016d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in af2f1932743fb52ebcb008ad7ac500d9df0aa796 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b99fd73418350dea360da8311e87a6a7b0e15a4c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c878bea3c9d724ddfa05a813f30de3d25a0ba83f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cc5b09cb6dacd4b32640537929ab4ee8fb2b9e04 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.121 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.46 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/55b4dbb29054a05d839562f6d635ce05669b016d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2f1932743fb52ebcb008ad7ac500d9df0aa796
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b99fd73418350dea360da8311e87a6a7b0e15a4c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c878bea3c9d724ddfa05a813f30de3d25a0ba83f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc5b09cb6dacd4b32640537929ab4ee8fb2b9e04

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
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