CVE-2024-53112: ocfs2: uncache inode which has failed entering the group

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-12-02 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: uncache inode which has failed entering the group Syzbot has reported the following BUG: kernel BUG at fs/ocfs2/uptodate.c:509! ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? __die_body+0x5f/0xb0 ? die+0x9e/0xc0 ? do_trap+0x15a/0x3a0 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160 ? do_error_trap+0x1dc/0x2c0 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160 ? __pfx_do_error_trap+0x10/0x10 ? handle_invalid_op+0x34/0x40 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160 ? exc_invalid_op+0x38/0x50 ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1a/0x20 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x2e/0x160 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x144/0x160 ? ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate+0x145/0x160 ocfs2_group_add+0x39f/0x15a0 ? __pfx_ocfs2_group_add+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x68/0x2b0 ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10 ? rcu_read_lock_any_held+0xb7/0x160 ? __pfx_rcu_read_lock_any_held+0x10/0x10 ? smack_log+0x123/0x540 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x68/0x2b0 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x68/0x2b0 ? mnt_get_write_access+0x226/0x2b0 ocfs2_ioctl+0x65e/0x7d0 ? __pfx_ocfs2_ioctl+0x10/0x10 ? smack_file_ioctl+0x29e/0x3a0 ? __pfx_smack_file_ioctl+0x10/0x10 ? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x43d/0x780 ? __pfx_lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_ocfs2_ioctl+0x10/0x10 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfb/0x170 do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f ... </TASK> When 'ioctl(OCFS2_IOC_GROUP_ADD, ...)' has failed for the particular inode in 'ocfs2_verify_group_and_input()', corresponding buffer head remains cached and subsequent call to the same 'ioctl()' for the same inode issues the BUG() in 'ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate()' (trying to cache the same buffer head of that inode). Fix this by uncaching the buffer head with 'ocfs2_remove_from_cache()' on error path in 'ocfs2_group_add()'.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 2.6.25 before 4.19.325; from 4.20 before 6.1.119; from 6.2 before 6.6.63; from 6.7 before 6.11.10; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3, 6.12-rc4, 6.12-rc5, 6.12-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 4.19.325, 6.1.119, 6.11.10, 6.6.63

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.19.325, 6.1.119, 6.11.10, 6.6.63. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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