In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix nilfs_empty_dir() misjudgment and long loop on I/O errors The error handling in nilfs_empty_dir() when a directory folio/page read fails is incorrect, as in the old ext2 implementation, and if the folio/page cannot be read or nilfs_check_folio() fails, it will falsely determine the directory as empty and corrupt the file system. In addition, since nilfs_empty_dir() does not immediately return on a failed folio/page read, but continues to loop, this can cause a long loop with I/O if i_size of the directory’s inode is also corrupted, causing the log writer thread to wait and hang, as reported by syzbot. Fix these issues by making nilfs_empty_dir() immediately return a false value (0) if it fails to get a directory folio/page.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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Debian | 12 | all | linux | <= 6.1.76-1 | linux_6.1.76-1_all.deb |
Debian | 11 | all | linux | <= 5.10.209-2 | linux_5.10.209-2_all.deb |
Debian | 10 | all | linux | <= 4.19.249-2 | linux_4.19.249-2_all.deb |
Debian | 999 | all | linux | < 6.9.7-1 | linux_6.9.7-1_all.deb |
Debian | 13 | all | linux | <= 6.8.12-1 | linux_6.8.12-1_all.deb |