CVE-2025-37856
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: harden block_group::bg_list against list_del() races As far as I can tell, these calls of list_del_init() on bg_list cannot run concurrently with btrfs_mark_bg_unused() or btrfs_mark_bg_to_reclaim(), as they are in transaction error paths and situations where the block group is readonly. However, if there is any chance at all of racing with mark_bg_unused(), or a different future user of bg_list, better to be safe than sorry. Otherwise we risk the following interleaving (bg_list refcount in parens) T1 (some random op) T2 (btrfs_mark_bg_unused) !list_empty(&bg->bg_list); (1) list_del_init(&bg->bg_list); (1) list_move_tail (1) btrfs_put_block_group (0) btrfs_delete_unused_bgs bg = list_first_entry list_del_init(&bg->bg_list); btrfs_put_block_group(bg); (-1) Ultimately, this results in a broken ref count that hits zero one deref early and the real final deref underflows the refcount, resulting in a WARNING.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2025-05-09 07:16:06.593000
Last modified
2026-10-30 13:17:58.327000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: harden block_group::bg_list against list_del() races\n\nAs far as I can tell, these calls of list_del_init() on bg_list cannot\nrun concurrently with btrfs_mark_bg_unused() or btrfs_mark_bg_to_reclaim(),\nas they are in transaction error paths and situations where the block\ngroup is readonly.\n\nHowever, if there is any chance at all of racing with mark_bg_unused(),\nor a different future user of bg_list, better to be safe than sorry.\n\nOtherwise we risk the following interleaving (bg_list refcount in parens)\n\nT1 (some random op) T2 (btrfs_mark_bg_unused)\n !list_empty(&bg->bg_list); (1)\nlist_del_init(&bg->bg_list); (1)\n list_move_tail (1)\nbtrfs_put_block_group (0)\n btrfs_delete_unused_bgs\n bg = list_first_entry\n list_del_init(&bg->bg_list);\n btrfs_put_block_group(bg); (-1)\n\nUltimately, this results in a broken ref count that hits zero one deref\nearly and the real final deref underflows the refcount, resulting in a WARNING."
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"value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: btrfs: endurecer block_group::bg_list contra ejecuciones list_del() Hasta donde puedo decir, estas llamadas de list_del_init() en bg_list no se pueden ejecutar simultáneamente con btrfs_mark_bg_unused() o btrfs_mark_bg_to_reclaim(), ya que están en rutas de error de transacción y situaciones en las que el grupo de bloques es de solo lectura. Sin embargo, si hay alguna posibilidad de competir con mark_bg_unused(), o con un futuro usuario diferente de bg_list, más vale prevenir que curar. De lo contrario, nos arriesgamos al siguiente intercalado (bg_list refcount entre paréntesis) T1 (alguna operación aleatoria) T2 (btrfs_mark_bg_unused) !list_empty(&bg->bg_list); (1) list_del_init(&bg->bg_list); (1) list_move_tail (1) btrfs_put_block_group (0) btrfs_delete_unused_bgs bg = list_first_entry list_del_init(&bg->bg_list); btrfs_put_block_group(bg); (-1) En última instancia, esto da como resultado un recuento de referencias roto que llega a cero un deref antes y el deref final real desborda el recuento de referencias, lo que genera una ADVERTENCIA."
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