CVE-2022-49075: btrfs: fix qgroup reserve overflow the qgroup limit

Published Feb 26, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: fix qgroup reserve overflow the qgroup limit

We use extentchangeset->byteschanged in qgroupreservedata() to record how many bytes we set for EXTENTQGROUPRESERVED state. Currently the byteschanged is set as "unsigned int", and it will overflow if we try to fallocate a range larger than 4GiB. The result is we reserve less bytes and eventually break the qgroup limit.

Unlike regular buffered/direct write, which we use one changeset for each ordered extent, which can never be larger than 256M. For fallocate, we use one changeset for the whole range, thus it no longer respects the 256M per extent limit, and caused the problem.

The following example test script reproduces the problem:

$ cat qgroup-overflow.sh #!/bin/bash

DEV=/dev/sdj MNT=/mnt/sdj

mkfs.btrfs -f $DEV mount $DEV $MNT

# Set qgroup limit to 2GiB. btrfs quota enable $MNT btrfs qgroup limit 2G $MNT

# Try to fallocate a 3GiB file. This should fail. echo echo "Try to fallocate a 3GiB file..." fallocate -l 3G $MNT/3G.file

# Try to fallocate a 5GiB file. echo echo "Try to fallocate a 5GiB file..." fallocate -l 5G $MNT/5G.file

# See we break the qgroup limit. echo sync btrfs qgroup show -r $MNT

umount $MNT

When running the test:

$ ./qgroup-overflow.sh (...)

Try to fallocate a 3GiB file... fallocate: fallocate failed: Disk quota exceeded

Try to fallocate a 5GiB file...

qgroupid         rfer         excl     maxrfer --------         ----         ----     -------- 0/5           5.00GiB      5.00GiB      2.00GiB

Since we have no control of how byteschanged is used, it's better to set it to u64.

Affected Software

9 affected components
Linux Linux kernel
Linux Linux kernel<4.14.276
Linux Linux kernel>=4.15<4.19.238
Linux Linux kernel>=4.20<5.4.189
Linux Linux kernel>=5.5<5.10.111
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.34
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<5.16.20
Linux Linux kernel>=5.17<5.17.3
Linux Linux kernel=5.18-rc1

Event History

Feb 26, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:54 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:54 AM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-49075?

CVE-2022-49075 has a moderate severity level due to its potential impact on the btrfs file system.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-49075?

To fix CVE-2022-49075, update your Linux kernel to a version that includes the patches for this vulnerability.

3

What versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2022-49075?

CVE-2022-49075 affects multiple versions of the Linux kernel, specifically versions up to 5.18-rc1.

4

Is CVE-2022-49075 a critical vulnerability?

CVE-2022-49075 is not classified as a critical vulnerability but should still be addressed due to data reservation issues.

5

Did CVE-2022-49075 cause data loss?

CVE-2022-49075 has the potential to cause data integrity issues under specific conditions, but it does not inherently lead to data loss.

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