nilfs2: fix BUG in nilfs_copy_dirty_pages() on dirty state mismatch
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: fix BUG in nilfs_copy_dirty_pages() on dirty state mismatch Syzbot reported a kernel BUG triggered within nilfs_copy_dirty_pages(), which copies dirty DAT file folios/pages to its shadow page cache. The BUG occurs when a retrieved dirty folio/page unexpectedly loses its 'dirty' status. This issue arises because, since the commit referenced below, the 'dirty' flag of a folio/page can be cleared asynchronously after the filesystem detects metadata corruption and transitions to read-only mode. Resolve the issue by returning an -EROFS error if the filesystem has transitioned to read-only mode. Also change the behavior to issue a kernel warning only once instead of triggering a kernel BUG when this unexpected 'dirty' state is detected while the filesystem is not in read-only mode.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.191, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 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-2026-90418
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c854-fhx8-wg6w
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@6879c603a8d07af82da83768cc2342a11bd444e5 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6879c603a8d07af82da83768cc2342a11bd444e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5166a21b12f549774f2983fa86d2526ea9e66ace
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1f21e7540b25d83f86b50780836ed7d2afcc93
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3904fb0ee741ebbbc27ec8f50a9bb6cd31e8af05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f181155baf0c93a74ebe804c6cecbe970e78ee9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66f4ad3ce158902e5f98afea93189972ed8750c2
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90418 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90418 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c854-fhx8-wg6w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90418 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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