CVE-2026-53040: ocfs2: validate bg_bits during freefrag scan

Published Jun 24, 2026
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Updated

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

ocfs2: validate bgbits during freefrag scan

[BUG] A crafted filesystem can trigger an out-of-bounds bitmap walk when OCFS2IOCINFO is issued with OCFS2INFOFLNONCOHERENT.

BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in instrumentatomicread include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in testbit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:141 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in testbitle include/asm-generic/bitops/le.h:21 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ocfs2infofreefragscanchain fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:495 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ocfs2infofreefragscanbitmap fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:588 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ocfs2infohandlefreefrag fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:662 [inline] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ocfs2infohandlerequest+0x1c66/0x3370 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:754 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888031bce000 by task syz.0.636/1435 Call Trace: dumpstack lib/dumpstack.c:94 [inline] dumpstacklvl+0xbe/0x130 lib/dumpstack.c:120 printaddressdescription mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] printreport+0xd1/0x650 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasanreport+0xfb/0x140 mm/kasan/report.c:595 checkregioninline mm/kasan/generic.c:186 [inline] kasancheckrange+0x11c/0x200 mm/kasan/generic.c:200 kasancheckread+0x11/0x20 mm/kasan/shadow.c:31 instrumentatomicread include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline] testbit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:141 [inline] testbitle include/asm-generic/bitops/le.h:21 [inline] ocfs2infofreefragscanchain fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:495 [inline] ocfs2infofreefragscanbitmap fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:588 [inline] ocfs2infohandlefreefrag fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:662 [inline] ocfs2infohandlerequest+0x1c66/0x3370 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:754 ocfs2infohandle+0x18d/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:828 ocfs2ioctl+0x632/0x6e0 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:913 vfsioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] dosysioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] sesysioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline] x64sysioctl+0x197/0x1e0 fs/ioctl.c:583 ...

[CAUSE] ocfs2infofreefragscanchain() uses on-disk bgbits directly as the bitmap scan limit. The coherent path reads group descriptors through ocfs2readgroupdescriptor(), which validates the descriptor before use. The non-coherent path uses ocfs2readblockssync() instead and skips that validation, so an impossible bgbits value can drive the bitmap walk past the end of the block.

[FIX] Compute the bitmap capacity from the filesystem format with ocfs2groupbitmapsize(), report descriptors whose bgbits exceeds that limit, and clamp the scan to the computed capacity. This keeps the freefrag report going while avoiding reads beyond the buffer.

Affected Software

8 affected components
Linux OCFS2 (Linux kernel)
Linux Linux kernel>=3.0<5.10.258
Linux Linux kernel>=5.11<5.15.209
Linux Linux kernel>=5.16<6.1.175
Linux Linux kernel>=6.2<6.6.141
Linux Linux kernel>=6.7<6.12.91
Linux Linux kernel>=6.13<6.18.33
Linux Linux kernel>=6.19<7.0.10

Event History

Jun 24, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:29 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:29 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-53040?

CVE-2026-53040 has a risk score of 37, indicating a moderate severity level.

2

How do I fix CVE-2026-53040?

To resolve CVE-2026-53040, ensure that your Linux kernel version is updated to include the latest patch addressing this vulnerability.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2026-53040?

CVE-2026-53040 affects the OCFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-53040?

CVE-2026-53040 is classified as a 'Use After Free' vulnerability.

5

What actions can trigger CVE-2026-53040?

CVE-2026-53040 can be triggered by issuing OCFS2_IOC_INFO with OCFS2_INFO_FL_NON_COHERENT on a crafted filesystem.

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