CVE-2026-72163
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: fix NULL h_transaction deref in ocfs2_assure_trans_credits [BUG] A direct write over unwritten extents can panic the kernel in ocfs2_assure_trans_credits() when the journal aborts during DIO completion. The crash is a general protection fault from a NULL pointer dereference. [CAUSE] ocfs2_dio_end_io_write() loops over a direct write's unwritten extents, marking each written under a single journal handle. If the journal aborts (for example after an I/O error) while the extent tree is being updated, the handle is left aborted with its transaction pointer cleared. The extent merge treats that failure as not critical and reports success, so the loop keeps using the handle. ocfs2_assure_trans_credits() reads the handle's remaining credits without first checking whether the handle is aborted, and that read dereferences the cleared transaction pointer. [FIX] A journal abort is recorded in the handle itself, so callers are expected to test the handle rather than rely on a returned error. Make ocfs2_assure_trans_credits() do that, as the other ocfs2 journal helpers already do, and return -EROFS when the handle is aborted.
Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-08-15 06:21:34.217000
Last modified
2026-11-06 17:19:38.743000
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nocfs2: fix NULL h_transaction deref in ocfs2_assure_trans_credits\n\n[BUG]\nA direct write over unwritten extents can panic the kernel in\nocfs2_assure_trans_credits() when the journal aborts during DIO\ncompletion. The crash is a general protection fault from a NULL pointer\ndereference.\n\n[CAUSE]\nocfs2_dio_end_io_write() loops over a direct write's unwritten extents,\nmarking each written under a single journal handle. If the journal\naborts (for example after an I/O error) while the extent tree is being\nupdated, the handle is left aborted with its transaction pointer\ncleared. The extent merge treats that failure as not critical and\nreports success, so the loop keeps using the handle.\nocfs2_assure_trans_credits() reads the handle's remaining credits\nwithout first checking whether the handle is aborted, and that read\ndereferences the cleared transaction pointer.\n\n[FIX]\nA journal abort is recorded in the handle itself, so callers are\nexpected to test the handle rather than rely on a returned error.\nMake ocfs2_assure_trans_credits() do that, as the other ocfs2 journal\nhelpers already do, and return -EROFS when the handle is aborted."
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