In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ocfs2: remove entry once instead of null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove()
Syzkaller is able to provoke null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove():
[   57.319872] (a.out,1161,7):ocfs2_xa_remove:2028 ERROR: status = -12
[   57.320420] (a.out,1161,7):ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate:1999 ERROR: Partial truncate while removing xattr overlay.upper.  Leaking 1 clusters and removing the entry
[   57.321727] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000004
[...]
[   57.325727] RIP: 0010:ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x2a/0xc0
[...]
[   57.331328] Call Trace:
[   57.331477]  <TASK>
[...]
[   57.333511]  ? do_user_addr_fault+0x3e5/0x740
[   57.333778]  ? exc_page_fault+0x70/0x170
[   57.334016]  ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x2b/0x30
[   57.334263]  ? __pfx_ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x10/0x10
[   57.334596]  ? ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x2a/0xc0
[   57.334913]  ocfs2_xa_remove_entry+0x23/0xc0
[   57.335164]  ocfs2_xa_set+0x704/0xcf0
[   57.335381]  ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1a/0x40
[   57.335620]  ? ocfs2_inode_cache_unlock+0x16/0x20
[   57.335915]  ? trace_preempt_on+0x1e/0x70
[   57.336153]  ? start_this_handle+0x16c/0x500
[   57.336410]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x50/0x80
[   57.336656]  ? _raw_read_unlock+0x20/0x40
[   57.336906]  ? start_this_handle+0x16c/0x500
[   57.337162]  ocfs2_xattr_block_set+0xa6/0x1e0
[   57.337424]  __ocfs2_xattr_set_handle+0x1fd/0x5d0
[   57.337706]  ? ocfs2_start_trans+0x13d/0x290
[   57.337971]  ocfs2_xattr_set+0xb13/0xfb0
[   57.338207]  ? dput+0x46/0x1c0
[   57.338393]  ocfs2_xattr_trusted_set+0x28/0x30
[   57.338665]  ? ocfs2_xattr_trusted_set+0x28/0x30
[   57.338948]  __vfs_removexattr+0x92/0xc0
[   57.339182]  __vfs_removexattr_locked+0xd5/0x190
[   57.339456]  ? preempt_count_sub+0x50/0x80
[   57.339705]  vfs_removexattr+0x5f/0x100
[...]
Reproducer uses faultinject facility to fail ocfs2_xa_remove() ->
ocfs2_xa_value_truncate() with -ENOMEM.
In this case the comment mentions that we can return 0 if
ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate() is going to wipe the entry
anyway. But the following 'rc' check is wrong and execution flow do
'ocfs2_xa_remove_entry(loc);' twice:
* 1st: in ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate();
* 2nd: returning back to ocfs2_xa_remove() instead of going to 'out'.
Fix this by skipping the 2nd removal of the same entry and making
syzkaller repro happy.
                
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*  | 
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: remove entry once instead of null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove() Syzkaller is able to provoke null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove(): [ 57.319872] (a.out,1161,7):ocfs2_xa_remove:2028 ERROR: status = -12 [ 57.320420] (a.out,1161,7):ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate:1999 ERROR: Partial truncate while removing xattr overlay.upper. Leaking 1 clusters and removing the entry [ 57.321727] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000004 [...] [ 57.325727] RIP: 0010:ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x2a/0xc0 [...] [ 57.331328] Call Trace: [ 57.331477] <TASK> [...] [ 57.333511] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x3e5/0x740 [ 57.333778] ? exc_page_fault+0x70/0x170 [ 57.334016] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x2b/0x30 [ 57.334263] ? __pfx_ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x10/0x10 [ 57.334596] ? ocfs2_xa_block_wipe_namevalue+0x2a/0xc0 [ 57.334913] ocfs2_xa_remove_entry+0x23/0xc0 [ 57.335164] ocfs2_xa_set+0x704/0xcf0 [ 57.335381] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1a/0x40 [ 57.335620] ? ocfs2_inode_cache_unlock+0x16/0x20 [ 57.335915] ? trace_preempt_on+0x1e/0x70 [ 57.336153] ? start_this_handle+0x16c/0x500 [ 57.336410] ? preempt_count_sub+0x50/0x80 [ 57.336656] ? _raw_read_unlock+0x20/0x40 [ 57.336906] ? start_this_handle+0x16c/0x500 [ 57.337162] ocfs2_xattr_block_set+0xa6/0x1e0 [ 57.337424] __ocfs2_xattr_set_handle+0x1fd/0x5d0 [ 57.337706] ? ocfs2_start_trans+0x13d/0x290 [ 57.337971] ocfs2_xattr_set+0xb13/0xfb0 [ 57.338207] ? dput+0x46/0x1c0 [ 57.338393] ocfs2_xattr_trusted_set+0x28/0x30 [ 57.338665] ? ocfs2_xattr_trusted_set+0x28/0x30 [ 57.338948] __vfs_removexattr+0x92/0xc0 [ 57.339182] __vfs_removexattr_locked+0xd5/0x190 [ 57.339456] ? preempt_count_sub+0x50/0x80 [ 57.339705] vfs_removexattr+0x5f/0x100 [...] Reproducer uses faultinject facility to fail ocfs2_xa_remove() -> ocfs2_xa_value_truncate() with -ENOMEM. In this case the comment mentions that we can return 0 if ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate() is going to wipe the entry anyway. But the following 'rc' check is wrong and execution flow do 'ocfs2_xa_remove_entry(loc);' twice: * 1st: in ocfs2_xa_cleanup_value_truncate(); * 2nd: returning back to ocfs2_xa_remove() instead of going to 'out'. Fix this by skipping the 2nd removal of the same entry and making syzkaller repro happy. | |
| Title | ocfs2: remove entry once instead of null-ptr-dereference in ocfs2_xa_remove() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published: 2024-11-19T01:30:00.861Z
Updated: 2025-11-03T22:27:45.242Z
Reserved: 2024-10-21T19:36:19.982Z
Link: CVE-2024-50265
Updated: 2025-10-01T15:25:39.205Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-11-19T02:16:28.310
Modified: 2025-11-03T23:17:08.337
Link: CVE-2024-50265