ext4: fix BUG_ON() when directory entry has invalid rec_len
The rec_len field in the directory entry has to be a multiple of 4. A
corrupted filesystem image can be used to hit a BUG() in
ext4_rec_len_to_disk(), called from make_indexed_dir().
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kernel BUG at fs/ext4/ext4.h:2413!
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RIP: 0010:make_indexed_dir+0x53f/0x5f0
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Call Trace:
<TASK>
? add_dirent_to_buf+0x1b2/0x200
ext4_add_entry+0x36e/0x480
ext4_add_nondir+0x2b/0xc0
ext4_create+0x163/0x200
path_openat+0x635/0xe90
do_filp_open+0xb4/0x160
? __create_object.isra.0+0x1de/0x3b0
? _raw_spin_unlock+0x12/0x30
do_sys_openat2+0x91/0x150
__x64_sys_open+0x6c/0xa0
do_syscall_64+0x3c/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0
The fix simply adds a call to ext4_check_dir_entry() to validate the
directory entry, returning -EFSCORRUPTED if the entry is invalid.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-12894 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix BUG_ON() when directory entry has invalid rec_len The rec_len field in the directory entry has to be a multiple of 4. A corrupted filesystem image can be used to hit a BUG() in ext4_rec_len_to_disk(), called from make_indexed_dir(). ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/ext4/ext4.h:2413! ... RIP: 0010:make_indexed_dir+0x53f/0x5f0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? add_dirent_to_buf+0x1b2/0x200 ext4_add_entry+0x36e/0x480 ext4_add_nondir+0x2b/0xc0 ext4_create+0x163/0x200 path_openat+0x635/0xe90 do_filp_open+0xb4/0x160 ? __create_object.isra.0+0x1de/0x3b0 ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x12/0x30 do_sys_openat2+0x91/0x150 __x64_sys_open+0x6c/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x3c/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 The fix simply adds a call to ext4_check_dir_entry() to validate the directory entry, returning -EFSCORRUPTED if the entry is invalid. |
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-617 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix BUG_ON() when directory entry has invalid rec_len The rec_len field in the directory entry has to be a multiple of 4. A corrupted filesystem image can be used to hit a BUG() in ext4_rec_len_to_disk(), called from make_indexed_dir(). ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/ext4/ext4.h:2413! ... RIP: 0010:make_indexed_dir+0x53f/0x5f0 ... Call Trace: <TASK> ? add_dirent_to_buf+0x1b2/0x200 ext4_add_entry+0x36e/0x480 ext4_add_nondir+0x2b/0xc0 ext4_create+0x163/0x200 path_openat+0x635/0xe90 do_filp_open+0xb4/0x160 ? __create_object.isra.0+0x1de/0x3b0 ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x12/0x30 do_sys_openat2+0x91/0x150 __x64_sys_open+0x6c/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x3c/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0 The fix simply adds a call to ext4_check_dir_entry() to validate the directory entry, returning -EFSCORRUPTED if the entry is invalid. | |
| Title | ext4: fix BUG_ON() when directory entry has invalid rec_len | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:08:30.756Z
Reserved: 2025-05-01T14:05:17.239Z
Link: CVE-2022-49879
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2025-05-01T15:16:12.857
Modified: 2025-11-10T21:20:07.757
Link: CVE-2022-49879
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