Linux Kernel up to 6.12.16/6.13.4 btrfs btrfs_run_delalloc_range null pointer dereference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.16/6.13.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function btrfs_run_delalloc_range of the component btrfs. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-58089. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.16/6.13.4. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function btrfs_run_delalloc_range of the component btrfs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix double accounting race when btrfs_run_delalloc_range() failed [BUG] When running btrfs with block size (4K) smaller than page size (64K, aarch64), there is a very high chance to crash the kernel at generic/750, with the following messages: (before the call traces, there are 3 extra debug messages added) BTRFS warning (device dm-3): read-write for sector size 4096 with page size 65536 is experimental BTRFS info (device dm-3): checking UUID tree hrtimer: interrupt took 5451385 ns BTRFS error (device dm-3): cow_file_range failed, root=4957 inode=257 start=1605632 len=69632: -28 BTRFS error (device dm-3): run_delalloc_nocow failed, root=4957 inode=257 start=1605632 len=69632: -28 BTRFS error (device dm-3): failed to run delalloc range, root=4957 ino=257 folio=1572864 submit_bitmap=8-15 start=1605632 len=69632: -28 ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 3020984 at ordered-data.c:360 can_finish_ordered_extent+0x370/0x3b8 [btrfs] CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 3020984 Comm: kworker/u24:1 Tainted: G OE 6.13.0-rc1-custom+ #89 Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS unknown 2/2/2022 Workqueue: events_unbound btrfs_async_reclaim_data_space [btrfs] pc : can_finish_ordered_extent+0x370/0x3b8 [btrfs] lr : can_finish_ordered_extent+0x1ec/0x3b8 [btrfs] Call trace: can_finish_ordered_extent+0x370/0x3b8 [btrfs] (P) can_finish_ordered_extent+0x1ec/0x3b8 [btrfs] (L) btrfs_mark_ordered_io_finished+0x130/0x2b8 [btrfs] extent_writepage+0x10c/0x3b8 [btrfs] extent_write_cache_pages+0x21c/0x4e8 [btrfs] btrfs_writepages+0x94/0x160 [btrfs] do_writepages+0x74/0x190 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x74/0xa0 start_delalloc_inodes+0x17c/0x3b0 [btrfs] btrfs_start_delalloc_roots+0x17c/0x288 [btrfs] shrink_delalloc+0x11c/0x280 [btrfs] flush_space+0x288/0x328 [btrfs] btrfs_async_reclaim_data_space+0x180/0x228 [btrfs] process_one_work+0x228/0x680 worker_thread+0x1bc/0x360 kthread+0x100/0x118 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- BTRFS critical (device dm-3): bad ordered extent accounting, root=4957 ino=257 OE offset=1605632 OE len=16384 to_dec=16384 left=0 BTRFS critical (device dm-3): bad ordered extent accounting, root=4957 ino=257 OE offset=1622016 OE len=12288 to_dec=12288 left=0 Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 BTRFS critical (device dm-3): bad ordered extent accounting, root=4957 ino=257 OE offset=1634304 OE len=8192 to_dec=4096 left=0 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 3286940 Comm: kworker/u24:3 Tainted: G W OE 6.13.0-rc1-custom+ #89 Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS unknown 2/2/2022 Workqueue: btrfs_work_helper [btrfs] (btrfs-endio-write) pstate: 404000c5 (nZcv daIF +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : process_one_work+0x110/0x680 lr : worker_thread+0x1bc/0x360 Call trace: process_one_work+0x110/0x680 (P) worker_thread+0x1bc/0x360 (L) worker_thread+0x1bc/0x360 kthread+0x100/0x118 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 Code: f84086a1 f9000fe1 53041c21 b9003361 (f9400661) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception SMP: stopping secondary CPUs SMP: failed to stop secondary CPUs 2-3 Dumping ftrace buffer: (ftrace buffer empty) Kernel Offset: 0x275bb9540000 from 0xffff800080000000 PHYS_OFFSET: 0xffff8fbba0000000 CPU features: 0x100,00000070,00801250,8201720b [CAUSE] The above warning is triggered immediately after the delalloc range failure, this happens in the following sequence: - Range [1568K, 1636K) is dirty 1536K 1568K 1600K 1636K 1664K | |/////////|////////| | Where 1536K, 1600K and 1664K are page boundaries (64K page size) - Enter extent_writepage() for page 1536K - Enter run_delalloc_nocow() with locke ---truncated---

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-58089 since 03/06/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.12.17, 6.13.5 or 6.14-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 21333148b5c9e52f41fafcedec3810b56a5e0e40/72dad8e377afa50435940adfb697e070d3556670 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0545). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Siemens SIMATIC S7
• RESF Rocky Linux
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Open Source Linux Kernel

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10
• 6.12.11
• 6.12.12
• 6.12.13
• 6.12.14
• 6.12.15
• 6.12.16
• 6.13.0
• 6.13.1
• 6.13.2
• 6.13.3
• 6.13.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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