Linux Kernel up to 5.15.34/5.17.3 Direct IO Write btrfs_destroy_inode allocation of resources

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.34/5.17.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function btrfs_destroy_inode of the component Direct IO Write Handler. This manipulation causes allocation of resources. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-49068. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.15.34/5.17.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function btrfs_destroy_inode of the component Direct IO Write Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: release correct delalloc amount in direct IO write path Running generic/406 causes the following WARNING in btrfs_destroy_inode() which tells there are outstanding extents left. In btrfs_get_blocks_direct_write(), we reserve a temporary outstanding extents with btrfs_delalloc_reserve_metadata() (or indirectly from btrfs_delalloc_reserve_space(()). We then release the outstanding extents with btrfs_delalloc_release_extents(). However, the "len" can be modified in the COW case, which releases fewer outstanding extents than expected. Fix it by calling btrfs_delalloc_release_extents() for the original length. To reproduce the warning, the filesystem should be 1 GiB. It's triggering a short-write, due to not being able to allocate a large extent and instead allocating a smaller one. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 757 at fs/btrfs/inode.c:8848 btrfs_destroy_inode+0x1e6/0x210 [btrfs] Modules linked in: btrfs blake2b_generic xor lzo_compress lzo_decompress raid6_pq zstd zstd_decompress zstd_compress xxhash zram zsmalloc CPU: 0 PID: 757 Comm: umount Not tainted 5.17.0-rc8+ #101 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS d55cb5a 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:btrfs_destroy_inode+0x1e6/0x210 [btrfs] RSP: 0018:ffffc9000327bda8 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888100548b78 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000026900 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff888100548b78 RBP: ffff888100548940 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff88810b48aba8 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff8881004eb240 R12: ffff88810b48a800 R13: ffff88810b48ec08 R14: ffff88810b48ed00 R15: ffff888100490c68 FS: 00007f8549ea0b80(0000) GS:ffff888237c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f854a09e733 CR3: 000000010a2e9003 CR4: 0000000000370eb0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: destroy_inode+0x33/0x70 dispose_list+0x43/0x60 evict_inodes+0x161/0x1b0 generic_shutdown_super+0x2d/0x110 kill_anon_super+0xf/0x20 btrfs_kill_super+0xd/0x20 [btrfs] deactivate_locked_super+0x27/0x90 cleanup_mnt+0x12c/0x180 task_work_run+0x54/0x80 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x152/0x160 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x42/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f854a000fb7

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-49068 since 02/26/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 5.15.35 or 5.17.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 07cacfd9d9dc134557ac8866c73d570a59b3d1f3/a04d37ddfe4be431b9e52e8504490376ab0a39a4/6d82ad13c4110e73c7b0392f00534a1502a1b520 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Operating System

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• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
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• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
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• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.17.0
• 5.17.1
• 5.17.2
• 5.17.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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