nilfs2: reject invalid block index in GC ioctl
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
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.30 and later | 5.10.269, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.30 and later Fixed in 5.10.269, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.269, 5.15.220, 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.47, 7.1.11, 7.2.1, 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6ww-mgj9-p3pf
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Other 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/898404cdf882d7b54f1132f75570984ca3214796
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba8a8b563a28d358c45c62a306d421434a058648
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bd064ccc70b85f9a3d53aece29dc8473be5a226
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5e776e2937581d67ec5b9b4d27b0f70d7baa6b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68aa9ab6f8f2895713aa6ddf781463ed8ea5ba44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e447f7edb99bd00cec63d6f3049e2e5074946f71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec6ddf271dfa4c7e3147bc2c8b2bad4315f316a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbcfb75c20d71a5b542ad4ac3b79d10b997c8152
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1735eae55448bc79c2da6593455791e886f6ed8
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6ww-mgj9-p3pf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80807 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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