CVE-2022-49708

ext4: fix bug_on ext4_mb_use_inode_pa

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 26, 2025 at 02:24 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:18 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 ext4_mb_use_inode_pa Hulk Robot reported a BUG_ON: ================================================================== kernel BUG at fs/ext4/mballoc.c:3211! [...] RIP: 0010:ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used.cold+0x85/0x136f [...] Call Trace: ext4_mb_new_blocks+0x9df/0x5d30 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x1803/0x4d80 ext4_map_blocks+0x3a4/0x1a10 ext4_writepages+0x126d/0x2c30 do_writepages+0x7f/0x1b0 __filemap_fdatawrite_range+0x285/0x3b0 file_write_and_wait_range+0xb1/0x140 ext4_sync_file+0x1aa/0xca0 vfs_fsync_range+0xfb/0x260 do_fsync+0x48/0xa0 [...] ================================================================== Above issue may happen as follows: ------------------------------------- do_fsync vfs_fsync_range ext4_sync_file file_write_and_wait_range __filemap_fdatawrite_range do_writepages ext4_writepages mpage_map_and_submit_extent mpage_map_one_extent ext4_map_blocks ext4_mb_new_blocks ext4_mb_normalize_request >>> start + size <= ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical ext4_mb_regular_allocator ext4_mb_simple_scan_group ext4_mb_use_best_found ext4_mb_new_preallocation ext4_mb_new_inode_pa ext4_mb_use_inode_pa >>> set ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len <= 0 ext4_mb_mark_diskspace_used >>> BUG_ON(ac->ac_b_ex.fe_len <= 0); we can easily reproduce this problem with the following commands: `fallocate -l100M disk` `mkfs.ext4 -b 1024 -g 256 disk` `mount disk /mnt` `fsstress -d /mnt -l 0 -n 1000 -p 1` The size must be smaller than or equal to EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP. Therefore, "start + size <= ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical" may occur when the size is truncated. So start should be the start position of the group where ac_o_ex.fe_logical is located after alignment. In addition, when the value of fe_logical or EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP is very large, the value calculated by start_off is more accurate.

Affected

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

v ≥ 3.10.107v ≥ 3.12.72v ≥ 3.16.44v ≥ 3.2.89v ≥ 4.1.40v ≥ 4.10.2v ≥ 4.4.533.10.107 ≤ v < 3.113.12.72 ≤ v < 3.133.16.44 ≤ v < 3.173.2.89 ≤ v < 3.34.1.40 ≤ v < 4.24.10.2 ≤ v < 4.114.10.2 ≤ v < 4.14.2854.11 ≤ v < 4.14.2854.11 ≤ v < 4.19.2494.11 ≤ v < 5.10.1244.11 ≤ v < 5.15.494.11 ≤ v < 5.18.64.11 ≤ v < 5.194.11 ≤ v < 5.4.2004.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2494.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2004.4.53 ≤ v < 4.54.9.14 ≤ v < 4.9.3205.11 ≤ v < 5.15.495.16 ≤ v < 5.18.65.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1243.10.1073.12.723.16.443.2.8937cf4ab1ba60c30ca9fd0fe3b9993b24cb87886a4.1.404.10.24.114.4.534.9.145.19 rc15.19 rc275f37dab088eb84ff25a49e59371f01ea3f44aa78774c73cf6963310395823ed7077ea12943ea0f398f58e05231f835dfb09359e3b5e3a886fe8f189c1664e9bcf6291c0ceb8599f57c8cf493526abe6c4fbdc0124799f1772f4d886b7f2e1a6f881d195cd648b8a8fd5071d232242d5ee7ee3c0815776aff213db429b883a2d5403de0b1ce92fb7d7ee979efc6c2da174edd7a7b760b12c60d432d300e05cca
Vendor states this is fixed in 5707d721d1819db57dba57b1d4623034fcb32047 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6880fb2e64331b9fdc85d3f32b1d7e81ad8703f1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6fdaf31ad5f3d3afab744dfd9a8b0d9142aa881f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 887a3e9ad4b8309a2266bce7ae749b2bf1f7a687 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 90f0f9d45dff0128c0fca0d2358c4153b024afa6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a08f789d2ab5242c07e716baf9a835725046be89 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a37c1359714da42517dd19d36fc3c4d17edba832 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a6b31616e5afe1d3972cb0682a373e50597faf5c (fixed)
Affected range stops below 3.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.285 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.249 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.320 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.124 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.49 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.18.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.200 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5707d721d1819db57dba57b1d4623034fcb32047
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6880fb2e64331b9fdc85d3f32b1d7e81ad8703f1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6fdaf31ad5f3d3afab744dfd9a8b0d9142aa881f
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/887a3e9ad4b8309a2266bce7ae749b2bf1f7a687
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90f0f9d45dff0128c0fca0d2358c4153b024afa6
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a08f789d2ab5242c07e716baf9a835725046be89
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a37c1359714da42517dd19d36fc3c4d17edba832
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6b31616e5afe1d3972cb0682a373e50597faf5c

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-617

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