Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: skip global block reserve accounting for rescue mounts
[BUG] Mounting with rescue=ibadroots after corrupting the block group tree root triggers a NULL pointer dereference:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000100 RIP: 0010:btrfs_update_global_block_rsv+0x9d/0x1c0 [btrfs] Call Trace: fill_dummy_bgs+0xd4/0x120 [btrfs] open_ctree+0xc6e/0x1ca0 [btrfs] btrfs_get_tree+0x50d/0xa40 [btrfs]
The same crash occurs with a corrupted raid stripe tree root, via btrfs_read_block_groups() instead of fill_dummy_bgs().
[CAUSE] With rescue=ibadroots, btrfs_read_roots() allows the mount to continue when either root cannot be read, leaving the corresponding root pointer NULL while its on-disk feature bit remains set.
btrfs_update_global_block_rsv() then dereferences the missing root based on the feature bit alone.
[FIX] Rescue mounts are fully read-only and cannot start transactions, so the global reserve is never consumed. Under btrfs_is_full_ro(), mark the reserve as full and return before performing the accounting.
And since we need to check if the fs is mount fully RO, export fs_is_full_ro() as btrfs_is_full_ro(), and move it to fs.h.
[ Squash the fs_is_full_ro() export commit into this one. ]
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= cbec34d3021d47007a0334c634f7053dbaf93d02, < aa72cc4675240ab6b01ec72ac6a1fe832e715569; >= 8dbfc14fc736eb701089aff09645c3d4ad3decb1, < ca05d9abde2195cec3d07d0d4d65152d8171078f; >= 8dbfc14fc736eb701089aff09645c3d4ad3decb1, < 3a69fae2371a5ee190d4c4bbe5304a753558c1c6; >= 8dbfc14fc736eb701089aff09645c3d4ad3decb1, < 969a96479add6bd42d7f7241f99f27b31571a953; >= 8dbfc14fc736eb701089aff09645c3d4ad3decb1, < 076349e4c8d11f6b58c4549976a513b2b4dc6df2; >= 8dbfc14fc736eb701089aff09645c3d4ad3decb1, < 51a0e8399858621442807a26057bcd1cd3ced046; 1e8087589b5cf6fa17adaf57b64cf1656d77dfec; >= 6.1.43, < 6.1.191; >= 6.4.8, < 6.5 |
| Linux | Linux | 6.5 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/076349e4c8d11f6b58c4549976a513b2b4dc6df2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a69fae2371a5ee190d4c4bbe5304a753558c1c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51a0e8399858621442807a26057bcd1cd3ced046
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/969a96479add6bd42d7f7241f99f27b31571a953
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa72cc4675240ab6b01ec72ac6a1fe832e715569
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca05d9abde2195cec3d07d0d4d65152d8171078f
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Received