Vulnerability · Published Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2022-49352ext4: fix warning in ext4_handle_inode_extension
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix warning in ext4_handle_inode_extension We got issue as follows: EXT4-fs error (device loop0) in ext4_reserve_inode_write:5741: Out of memory EXT4-fs error (device loop0): ext4_setattr:5462: inode #13: comm syz-executor.0: mark_inode_dirty error EXT4-fs error (device loop0) in ext4_setattr:5519: Out of memory EXT4-fs error (device loop0): ext4_ind_map_blocks:595: inode #13: comm syz-executor.0: Can't allocate blocks for non-extent mapped inodes with bigalloc ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 4361 at fs/ext4/file.c:301 ext4_file_write_iter+0x11c9/0x1220 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 4361 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 5.10.0+ #1 RIP: 0010:ext4_file_write_iter+0x11c9/0x1220 RSP: 0018:ffff924d80b27c00 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: ffffffff815a3379 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 000000003b000000 RDX: ffff924d81601000 RSI: 00000000000009cc RDI: 00000000000009cd RBP: 000000000000000d R08: ffffffffbc5a2c6b R09: 0000902e0e52a96f R10: ffff902e2b7c1b40 R11: ffff902e2b7c1b40 R12: 000000000000000a R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff902e0e52aa10 R15: ffffffffffffff8b FS: 00007f81a7f65700(0000) GS:ffff902e3bc80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffffffffff600400 CR3: 000000012db88001 CR4: 00000000003706e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: do_iter_readv_writev+0x2e5/0x360 do_iter_write+0x112/0x4c0 do_pwritev+0x1e5/0x390 __x64_sys_pwritev2+0x7e/0xa0 do_syscall_64+0x37/0x50 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 Above issue may happen as follows: Assume inode.i_size=4096 EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize=4096 step 1: set inode->i_isize = 8192 ext4_setattr if (attr->ia_size != inode->i_size) EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = attr->ia_size; rc = ext4_mark_inode_dirty ext4_reserve_inode_write ext4_get_inode_loc __ext4_get_inode_loc sb_getblk --> return -ENOMEM ... if (!error) ->will not update i_size i_size_write(inode, attr->ia_size); Now: inode.i_size=4096 EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize=8192 step 2: Direct write 4096 bytes ext4_file_write_iter ext4_dio_write_iter iomap_dio_rw ->return error if (extend) ext4_handle_inode_extension WARN_ON_ONCE(i_size_read(inode) < EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize); ->Then trigger warning. To solve above issue, if mark inode dirty failed in ext4_setattr just set 'EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize' with old value.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-47.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1019.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1019.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1017.23 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1015.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1002.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1013.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1015.20 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1017.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-47.53 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1017.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1014.16 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49352 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | b1b4705d54abedfd69dcdf42779c521aa1e0fbd3 – before adf490083ca52ebfb0b2fe64ff1ead00c0452dd7b1b4705d54abedfd69dcdf42779c521aa1e0fbd3 – before b81d2ff6885e38fc745eeaf9565775055778fc0bb1b4705d54abedfd69dcdf42779c521aa1e0fbd3 – before e383c2aa5f02ab571530dc5c5696479672478c25b1b4705d54abedfd69dcdf42779c521aa1e0fbd3 – before 1bcce88da60eccc946c0f4ed942b0f08cd565778b1b4705d54abedfd69dcdf42779c521aa1e0fbd3 – before f4534c9fc94d22383f187b9409abb3f9df2e3db3 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.5 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adf490083ca52ebfb0b2fe64ff1ead00c0452dd7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b81d2ff6885e38fc745eeaf9565775055778fc0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e383c2aa5f02ab571530dc5c5696479672478c25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bcce88da60eccc946c0f4ed942b0f08cd565778
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4534c9fc94d22383f187b9409abb3f9df2e3db3