CVE-2026-64567
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: reject free space cache with more entries than pages
When loading a v1 free space cache, __load_free_space_cache() takes num_entries and num_bitmaps straight from the on-disk btrfs_free_space_header. That header is stored in the tree_root under a key with type 0, which the tree-checker has no case for, so neither count is validated before the load trusts it.
The load loops num_entries times and maps the next page whenever the current one runs out, going through io_ctl_check_crc() -> io_ctl_map_page(), which does io_ctl->pages[io_ctl->index++]. But pages[] is allocated in io_ctl_init() from the cache inode's i_size, not from num_entries:
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So if num_entries claims more records than the pages can hold, io_ctl->index runs off the end of pages[]. The write side never hits this because io_ctl_add_entry() and io_ctl_add_bitmap() both stop once io_ctl->index >= io_ctl->num_pages; the read side just never had the same check.
To trigger it, take a clean cache (num_entries = <N> here), set num_entries in the header to 0x10000, and fix up the leaf checksum so it still passes the tree-checker. The cache inode has i_size = 65536, so num_pages is 16 and pages[] is a 16-pointer (kmalloc-128) array. The load now tries to read 65536 entries, io_ctl->index walks up to 16, and pages[16] is read past the array:
free-space-cache.c:420 is io_ctl_map_page(), inlined into io_ctl_check_crc() at line 565, which is why that is the frame KASAN names. The out-of-bounds slot is then treated as a struct page and handed to crc32c(), so the bad read turns into a GP fault.
Add the missing check to io_ctl_check_crc(), which is where both the entry loop and the bitmap loop end up. When num_entries is too large the load now fails like any corrupt cache: __load_free_space_cache() drops it and rebuilds the free space from the extent tree, so a valid cache is never rejected.
Detalles técnicos trazas, registros y código del informe original
num_pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(inode), PAGE_SIZE); io_ctl->pages = kcalloc(num_pages, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_NOFS); BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in io_ctl_check_crc (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:420 fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:565) Read of size 8 at addr ffff88800c833a80 by task kworker/u8:3/58 io_ctl_check_crc (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:420 fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:565) __load_free_space_cache (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:655 fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:820) load_free_space_cache (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:1017) caching_thread (fs/btrfs/block-group.c:880) btrfs_work_helper (fs/btrfs/async-thread.c:312) process_one_work worker_thread kthread ret_from_fork
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.12%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 2
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact75 % - Impacto secundario
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection65 %
Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L/PR:L) sin interacción permite escribir caché corrupto en disco para causar lectura fuera de límites, llevando a crash (DoS) o lectura de memoria del kernel durante el manejo de páginas.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
Referencias
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/094734c7aaa2b36751dc32480a680a4952685e78
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33878ba25e2638bc0c61623d7a05c9ca2b74c039
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/404a0b986e0b6e79738fdf1f0ebbbc43b9acd2a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e1b2ca6b34939e70fb0785e8222b53cf060016f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ded74c654a982dc8581a17b0caa7fcedb20de69
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2d8d5647ed854e38f941741aea45b9eb15a6350
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9c38066b6446e83668c041702bb639b0ca49363
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9fef131fa3f59b857217f522fa5ea430d1b707c
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"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: reject free space cache with more entries than pages\n\nWhen loading a v1 free space cache, __load_free_space_cache() takes\nnum_entries and num_bitmaps straight from the on-disk\nbtrfs_free_space_header. That header is stored in the tree_root under a key\nwith type 0, which the tree-checker has no case for, so neither count is\nvalidated before the load trusts it.\n\nThe load loops num_entries times and maps the next page whenever the current\none runs out, going through io_ctl_check_crc() -> io_ctl_map_page(), which\ndoes io_ctl->pages[io_ctl->index++]. But pages[] is allocated in\nio_ctl_init() from the cache inode's i_size, not from num_entries:\n\n\tnum_pages = DIV_ROUND_UP(i_size_read(inode), PAGE_SIZE);\n\tio_ctl->pages = kcalloc(num_pages, sizeof(struct page *), GFP_NOFS);\n\nSo if num_entries claims more records than the pages can hold, io_ctl->index\nruns off the end of pages[]. The write side never hits this because\nio_ctl_add_entry() and io_ctl_add_bitmap() both stop once\nio_ctl->index >= io_ctl->num_pages; the read side just never had the same\ncheck.\n\nTo trigger it, take a clean cache (num_entries = <N> here), set num_entries\nin the header to 0x10000, and fix up the leaf checksum so it still passes\nthe tree-checker. The cache inode has i_size = 65536, so num_pages is 16 and\npages[] is a 16-pointer (kmalloc-128) array. The load now tries to read\n65536 entries, io_ctl->index walks up to 16, and pages[16] is read past the\narray:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in io_ctl_check_crc (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:420 fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:565)\n Read of size 8 at addr ffff88800c833a80 by task kworker/u8:3/58\n io_ctl_check_crc (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:420 fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:565)\n __load_free_space_cache (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:655 fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:820)\n load_free_space_cache (fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c:1017)\n caching_thread (fs/btrfs/block-group.c:880)\n btrfs_work_helper (fs/btrfs/async-thread.c:312)\n process_one_work\n worker_thread\n kthread\n ret_from_fork\n\nfree-space-cache.c:420 is io_ctl_map_page(), inlined into io_ctl_check_crc()\nat line 565, which is why that is the frame KASAN names. The out-of-bounds\nslot is then treated as a struct page and handed to crc32c(), so the bad\nread turns into a GP fault.\n\nAdd the missing check to io_ctl_check_crc(), which is where both the entry\nloop and the bitmap loop end up. When num_entries is too large the load now\nfails like any corrupt cache: __load_free_space_cache() drops it and rebuilds\nthe free space from the extent tree, so a valid cache is never rejected."
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
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