CVE-2022-49409

ext4: fix bug_on in __es_tree_search

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:12 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: fix bug_on in __es_tree_search Hulk Robot reported a BUG_ON: ================================================================== kernel BUG at fs/ext4/extents_status.c:199! [...] RIP: 0010:ext4_es_end fs/ext4/extents_status.c:199 [inline] RIP: 0010:__es_tree_search+0x1e0/0x260 fs/ext4/extents_status.c:217 [...] Call Trace: ext4_es_cache_extent+0x109/0x340 fs/ext4/extents_status.c:766 ext4_cache_extents+0x239/0x2e0 fs/ext4/extents.c:561 ext4_find_extent+0x6b7/0xa20 fs/ext4/extents.c:964 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x16b/0x4b70 fs/ext4/extents.c:4384 ext4_map_blocks+0xe26/0x19f0 fs/ext4/inode.c:567 ext4_getblk+0x320/0x4c0 fs/ext4/inode.c:980 ext4_bread+0x2d/0x170 fs/ext4/inode.c:1031 ext4_quota_read+0x248/0x320 fs/ext4/super.c:6257 v2_read_header+0x78/0x110 fs/quota/quota_v2.c:63 v2_check_quota_file+0x76/0x230 fs/quota/quota_v2.c:82 vfs_load_quota_inode+0x5d1/0x1530 fs/quota/dquot.c:2368 dquot_enable+0x28a/0x330 fs/quota/dquot.c:2490 ext4_quota_enable fs/ext4/super.c:6137 [inline] ext4_enable_quotas+0x5d7/0x960 fs/ext4/super.c:6163 ext4_fill_super+0xa7c9/0xdc00 fs/ext4/super.c:4754 mount_bdev+0x2e9/0x3b0 fs/super.c:1158 mount_fs+0x4b/0x1e4 fs/super.c:1261 [...] ================================================================== Above issue may happen as follows: ------------------------------------- ext4_fill_super ext4_enable_quotas ext4_quota_enable ext4_iget __ext4_iget ext4_ext_check_inode ext4_ext_check __ext4_ext_check ext4_valid_extent_entries Check for overlapping extents does't take effect dquot_enable vfs_load_quota_inode v2_check_quota_file v2_read_header ext4_quota_read ext4_bread ext4_getblk ext4_map_blocks ext4_ext_map_blocks ext4_find_extent ext4_cache_extents ext4_es_cache_extent ext4_es_cache_extent __es_tree_search ext4_es_end BUG_ON(es->es_lblk + es->es_len < es->es_lblk) The error ext4 extents is as follows: 0af3 0300 0400 0000 00000000 extent_header 00000000 0100 0000 12000000 extent1 00000000 0100 0000 18000000 extent2 02000000 0400 0000 14000000 extent3 In the ext4_valid_extent_entries function, if prev is 0, no error is returned even if lblock<=prev. This was intended to skip the check on the first extent, but in the error image above, prev=0+1-1=0 when checking the second extent, so even though lblock<=prev, the function does not return an error. As a result, bug_ON occurs in __es_tree_search and the system panics. To solve this problem, we only need to check that: 1. The lblock of the first extent is not less than 0. 2. The lblock of the next extent is not less than the next block of the previous extent. The same applies to extent_idx.

Affected

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

v ≥ 3.10.26v ≥ 3.12.7v ≥ 3.2.55v ≥ 3.4.763.10.26 ≤ v < 3.113.12.7 ≤ v < 3.133.13 ≤ v < 5.10.1213.13 ≤ v < 5.15.463.13 ≤ v < 5.17.143.13 ≤ v < 5.18.33.13 ≤ v < 5.193.13 ≤ v < 5.4.2773.13.1 ≤ v < 5.4.2773.2.55 ≤ v < 3.33.4.76 ≤ v < 3.55.11 ≤ v < 5.15.465.16 ≤ v < 5.17.145.18 ≤ v < 5.18.35.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1213.10.263.12.73.133.13 rc63.13 rc73.13 rc83.2.553.4.764645e4ee32aee01a85bdc03348982a65c65ce2165946d089379a35dda0e531710b48fca05446a196a1192c0e5d037def6763f3873d3340615c241fe7ae21dda05193c441bde106a4bbf88c185a68fbedea214c946ee77588c4313be3e9951edd25d6b270
Vendor states this is fixed in 3c617827cd51018bc377bd2954e176920ddbcfad (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4fd58b5cf118d2d9038a0b8c9cc0e43096297686 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 59cf2fabbfe76de29d88dd7ae69858a25735b59f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d0083459e2b6b07ebd78bea2fe684a19cc0f3d0f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d36f6ed761b53933b0b4126486c10d3da7751e7f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ea6ea18b3ab0c0d7fefffb3c4d27df758b1c790a (fixed)
Affected range stops below 3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.13 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.277 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c617827cd51018bc377bd2954e176920ddbcfad
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fd58b5cf118d2d9038a0b8c9cc0e43096297686
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59cf2fabbfe76de29d88dd7ae69858a25735b59f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0083459e2b6b07ebd78bea2fe684a19cc0f3d0f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d36f6ed761b53933b0b4126486c10d3da7751e7f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea6ea18b3ab0c0d7fefffb3c4d27df758b1c790a

CVSS

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

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StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-617

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