ghsa-w74v-3fr4-63jv
Vulnerability from github
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jbd2: fix assertion 'jh->b_frozen_data == NULL' failure when journal aborted
Following process will fail assertion 'jh->b_frozen_data == NULL' in jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata():
jbd2_journal_commit_transaction
unlink(dir/a) jh->b_transaction = trans1 jh->b_jlist = BJ_Metadata journal->j_running_transaction = NULL trans1->t_state = T_COMMIT unlink(dir/b) handle->h_trans = trans2 do_get_write_access jh->b_modified = 0 jh->b_frozen_data = frozen_buffer jh->b_next_transaction = trans2 jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata is_handle_aborted is_journal_aborted // return false
--> jbd2 abort <--
while (commit_transaction->t_buffers)
if (is_journal_aborted)
jbd2_journal_refile_buffer
__jbd2_journal_refile_buffer
WRITE_ONCE(jh->b_transaction,
jh->b_next_transaction)
WRITE_ONCE(jh->b_next_transaction, NULL)
__jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, BJ_Reserved)
J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_frozen_data == NULL) // assertion failure !
The reproducer (See detail in [Link]) reports: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at fs/jbd2/transaction.c:1629! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP CPU: 2 PID: 584 Comm: unlink Tainted: G W 5.19.0-rc6-00115-g4a57a8400075-dirty #697 RIP: 0010:jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata+0x3c5/0x470 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000be7ce0 EFLAGS: 00010202 Call Trace: __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata+0xa0/0x290 ext4_handle_dirty_dirblock+0x10c/0x1d0 ext4_delete_entry+0x104/0x200 __ext4_unlink+0x22b/0x360 ext4_unlink+0x275/0x390 vfs_unlink+0x20b/0x4c0 do_unlinkat+0x42f/0x4c0 __x64_sys_unlink+0x37/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
After journal aborting, __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer() is executed with holding @jh->b_state_lock, we can fix it by moving 'is_handle_aborted()' into the area protected by @jh->b_state_lock.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-50126"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-617"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-18T11:15:42Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\njbd2: fix assertion \u0027jh-\u003eb_frozen_data == NULL\u0027 failure when journal aborted\n\nFollowing process will fail assertion \u0027jh-\u003eb_frozen_data == NULL\u0027 in\njbd2_journal_dirty_metadata():\n\n jbd2_journal_commit_transaction\nunlink(dir/a)\n jh-\u003eb_transaction = trans1\n jh-\u003eb_jlist = BJ_Metadata\n journal-\u003ej_running_transaction = NULL\n trans1-\u003et_state = T_COMMIT\nunlink(dir/b)\n handle-\u003eh_trans = trans2\n do_get_write_access\n jh-\u003eb_modified = 0\n jh-\u003eb_frozen_data = frozen_buffer\n jh-\u003eb_next_transaction = trans2\n jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata\n is_handle_aborted\n is_journal_aborted // return false\n\n --\u003e jbd2 abort \u003c--\n\n while (commit_transaction-\u003et_buffers)\n if (is_journal_aborted)\n jbd2_journal_refile_buffer\n __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer\n WRITE_ONCE(jh-\u003eb_transaction,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tjh-\u003eb_next_transaction)\n WRITE_ONCE(jh-\u003eb_next_transaction, NULL)\n __jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, BJ_Reserved)\n J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh-\u003eb_frozen_data == NULL) // assertion failure !\n\nThe reproducer (See detail in [Link]) reports:\n ------------[ cut here ]------------\n kernel BUG at fs/jbd2/transaction.c:1629!\n invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP\n CPU: 2 PID: 584 Comm: unlink Tainted: G W\n 5.19.0-rc6-00115-g4a57a8400075-dirty #697\n RIP: 0010:jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata+0x3c5/0x470\n RSP: 0018:ffffc90000be7ce0 EFLAGS: 00010202\n Call Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata+0xa0/0x290\n ext4_handle_dirty_dirblock+0x10c/0x1d0\n ext4_delete_entry+0x104/0x200\n __ext4_unlink+0x22b/0x360\n ext4_unlink+0x275/0x390\n vfs_unlink+0x20b/0x4c0\n do_unlinkat+0x42f/0x4c0\n __x64_sys_unlink+0x37/0x50\n do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80\n\nAfter journal aborting, __jbd2_journal_refile_buffer() is executed with\nholding @jh-\u003eb_state_lock, we can fix it by moving \u0027is_handle_aborted()\u0027\ninto the area protected by @jh-\u003eb_state_lock.",
"id": "GHSA-w74v-3fr4-63jv",
"modified": "2025-11-18T18:32:45Z",
"published": "2025-06-18T12:30:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50126"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f61c6dc4b714be9d79cf0782ca02ba01c1b7ac3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a734f0869f970b8a9b65062ea40b09a5da9dba8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6073389db83b903678a0920554fa19f5bdc51c48"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/731c1662d838fe954c6759e3ee43229b0d928fe4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddd896792e1718cb84c96f3e618270589b6886dc"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62f79827784f56499a50ea2e893c98317b5407b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7161d0da975adc234161cd0641d0e484f5ce375"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5b65d39332fef7a11ae99cb1f0696012a61527"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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