Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nilfs2: fix BUG in nilfs_copy_dirty_pages() on dirty state mismatch
Syzbot reported a kernel BUG triggered within nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(), which copies dirty DAT file folios/pages to its shadow page cache. The BUG occurs when a retrieved dirty folio/page unexpectedly loses its 'dirty' status.
This issue arises because, since the commit referenced below, the 'dirty' flag of a folio/page can be cleared asynchronously after the filesystem detects metadata corruption and transitions to read-only mode.
Resolve the issue by returning an -EROFS error if the filesystem has transitioned to read-only mode. Also change the behavior to issue a kernel warning only once instead of triggering a kernel BUG when this unexpected 'dirty' state is detected while the filesystem is not in read-only mode.
Metrics
No CVSS score has been published yet.
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 8c26c4e2694a163d525976e804d81cd955bbb40c, < 6879c603a8d07af82da83768cc2342a11bd444e5; >= 8c26c4e2694a163d525976e804d81cd955bbb40c, < 5166a21b12f549774f2983fa86d2526ea9e66ace; >= 8c26c4e2694a163d525976e804d81cd955bbb40c, < 4e1f21e7540b25d83f86b50780836ed7d2afcc93; >= 8c26c4e2694a163d525976e804d81cd955bbb40c, < 3904fb0ee741ebbbc27ec8f50a9bb6cd31e8af05; >= 8c26c4e2694a163d525976e804d81cd955bbb40c, < f181155baf0c93a74ebe804c6cecbe970e78ee9e; >= 8c26c4e2694a163d525976e804d81cd955bbb40c, < 66f4ad3ce158902e5f98afea93189972ed8750c2 |
| Linux | Linux | 3.10 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3904fb0ee741ebbbc27ec8f50a9bb6cd31e8af05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1f21e7540b25d83f86b50780836ed7d2afcc93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5166a21b12f549774f2983fa86d2526ea9e66ace
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66f4ad3ce158902e5f98afea93189972ed8750c2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6879c603a8d07af82da83768cc2342a11bd444e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f181155baf0c93a74ebe804c6cecbe970e78ee9e
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 30, 2026
- NVD status
- Received