ext4: fix BUG in ext4_mb_new_inode_pa() due to overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix BUG in ext4_mb_new_inode_pa() due to overflow When we calculate the end position of ext4_free_extent, this position may be exactly where ext4_lblk_t (i.e. uint) overflows. For example, if ac_g_ex.fe_logical is 4294965248 and ac_orig_goal_len is 2048, then the computed end is 0x100000000, which is 0. If ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical is not the first case of adjusting the best extent, that is, new_bex_end > 0, the following BUG_ON will be triggered: ========================================================= kernel BUG at fs/ext4/mballoc.c:5116! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 3 PID: 673 Comm: xfs_io Tainted: G E 6.5.0-rc1+ #279 RIP: 0010:ext4_mb_new_inode_pa+0xc5/0x430 Call Trace: <TASK> ext4_mb_use_best_found+0x203/0x2f0 ext4_mb_try_best_found+0x163/0x240 ext4_mb_regular_allocator+0x158/0x1550 ext4_mb_new_blocks+0x86a/0xe10 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xb0c/0x13a0 ext4_map_blocks+0x2cd/0x8f0 ext4_iomap_begin+0x27b/0x400 iomap_iter+0x222/0x3d0 __iomap_dio_rw+0x243/0xcb0 iomap_dio_rw+0x16/0x80 ========================================================= A simple reproducer demonstrating the problem: mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/sda -b 4096 100M mount /dev/sda /tmp/test fallocate -l1M /tmp/test/tmp fallocate -l10M /tmp/test/file fallocate -i -o 1M -l16777203M /tmp/test/file fsstress -d /tmp/test -l 0 -n 100000 -p 8 & sleep 10 && killall -9 fsstress rm -f /tmp/test/tmp xfs_io -c "open -ad /tmp/test/file" -c "pwrite -S 0xff 0 8192" We simply refactor the logic for adjusting the best extent by adding a temporary ext4_free_extent ex and use extent_logical_end() to avoid overflow, which also simplifies the code.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| Linux | Linux | 5.4.244 to before 5.4.260; 5.10.181 to before 5.10.200; 5.15.113 to before 5.15.138; 6.1.30 to before 6.1.61; 4.14.316 to before 4.15; 4.19.284 to before 4.20; 6.3.4 to before 6.4 | 5.4.260, 5.10.200, 5.15.138, 6.1.61, 4.15, 4.20, 6.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.4 and later | 5.4.260, 5.10.200, 5.15.138, 6.1.61, 6.5.5, 6.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.4.244 to before 5.4.260; 5.10.181 to before 5.10.200; 5.15.113 to before 5.15.138; 6.1.30 to before 6.1.61; 4.14.316 to before 4.15; 4.19.284 to before 4.20; 6.3.4 to before 6.4 Fixed in 5.4.260, 5.10.200, 5.15.138, 6.1.61, 4.15, 4.20, 6.4 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.4 and later Fixed in 5.4.260, 5.10.200, 5.15.138, 6.1.61, 6.5.5, 6.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.260, 5.10.200, 5.15.138, 6.1.61, 4.15, 4.20, 6.4
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.260, 5.10.200, 5.15.138, 6.1.61, 6.5.5, 6.6
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:2394 Released 2024-04-30 · Red Hat rating Importantkernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +29
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, libperf-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 +9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:2394 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-54069
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccf9-6597-4cqp
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83ecffd40c65844a73c2e93d7c841455786605ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58fe961c606c446f5612f6897827b1cac42c2e89
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2c3a3aa6f11ad9878dbc3a067b0633e07b586c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcefddf3a151b2c416b20120c06bb1ba9ad676fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7e9ec38b6a0beb5a49cd1e76be0a9a07c218e90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc056e7163ac7db945366de219745cf94f32a3e6
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Sources
- CVE-2023-54069 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-54069 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ccf9-6597-4cqp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-54069 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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