CVE-2026-80807
nilfs2: reject invalid block index in GC ioctl
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: reject invalid block index in GC ioctl Syzbot reported list corruption caused by a double list_add_tail() call on bh->b_assoc_buffers within nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers(). Analysis revealed that the root cause was the insertion of a page/folio with a page index of ULONG_MAX into the page cache via the GC ioctl. filemap_get_folios_tag(), called by nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers(), repeatedly detects a dirty folio with a page index of ULONG_MAX due to index wrap-around, leading to duplicate processing of dirty buffers. As a preparatory step, the GC ioctl loads the page/folio of the block to be moved during GC and inserts it into the page cache based on information in the nilfs_vdesc structure passed as an argument. Normally, this does not cause issues because the user-space GC library configures the nilfs_vdesc structure properly. However, since there is no range check on the parameters determining the page index, a request with artificially crafted parameters -- such as those generated by Syzbot -- can result in a page/folio being inserted with a page index of ULONG_MAX, triggering the above problem. This resolves the issue by checking the ranges of 'vd_offset' and 'vd_vblocknr' in the nilfs_vdesc structure that determine the page index, thereby preventing the invalid page/folio insertions.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 4, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 4, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix.
- Validate 'vd_offset' and 'vd_vblocknr' ranges in nilfs_vdesc.
- Ensure user-space GC library configures nilfs_vdesc properly.
- Apply necessary patches to the kernel source code.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: reject invalid block index in GC ioctl Syzbot reported list corruption caused by a double list_add_tail() call on bh->b_assoc_buffers within nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers(). Analysis revealed that the root cause was the insertion of a page/folio with a page index of ULONG_MAX into the page cache via the GC ioctl. filemap_get_folios_tag(), called by nilfs_lookup_dirty_data_buffers(), repeatedly detects a dirty folio with a page index of ULONG_MAX due to index wrap-around, leading to duplicate processing of dirty buffers. As a preparatory step, the GC ioctl loads the page/folio of the block to be moved during GC and inserts it into the page cache based on information in the nilfs_vdesc structure passed as an argument. Normally, this does not cause issues because the user-space GC library configures the nilfs_vdesc structure properly. However, since there is no range check on the parameters determining the page index, a request with artificially crafted parameters -- such as those generated by Syzbot -- can result in a page/folio being inserted with a page index of ULONG_MAX, triggering the above problem. This resolves the issue by checking the ranges of 'vd_offset' and 'vd_vblocknr' in the nilfs_vdesc structure that determine the page index, thereby preventing the invalid page/folio insertions. Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80807.json">CVE-2026-80807</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bd064ccc70b85f9a3d53aece29dc8473be5a226 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68aa9ab6f8f2895713aa6ddf781463ed8ea5ba44 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/898404cdf882d7b54f1132f75570984ca3214796 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1735eae55448bc79c2da6593455791e886f6ed8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5e776e2937581d67ec5b9b4d27b0f70d7baa6b1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8a8b563a28d358c45c62a306d421434a058648 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e447f7edb99bd00cec63d6f3049e2e5074946f71 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec6ddf271dfa4c7e3147bc2c8b2bad4315f316a1 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbcfb75c20d71a5b542ad4ac3b79d10b997c8152