btrfs: sync read disk super and set block size
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: sync read disk super and set block size
When the user performs a btrfs mount, the block device is not set
correctly. The user sets the block size of the block device to 0x4000
by executing the BLKBSZSET command.
Since the block size change also changes the mapping->flags value, this
further affects the result of the mapping_min_folio_order() calculation.
Let's analyze the following two scenarios:
Scenario 1: Without executing the BLKBSZSET command, the block size is
0x1000, and mapping_min_folio_order() returns 0;
Scenario 2: After executing the BLKBSZSET command, the block size is
0x4000, and mapping_min_folio_order() returns 2.
do_read_cache_folio() allocates a folio before the BLKBSZSET command
is executed. This results in the allocated folio having an order value
of 0. Later, after BLKBSZSET is executed, the block size increases to
0x4000, and the mapping_min_folio_order() calculation result becomes 2.
This leads to two undesirable consequences:
1. filemap_add_folio() triggers a VM_BUG_ON_FOLIO(folio_order(folio) <
mapping_min_folio_order(mapping)) assertion.
2. The syzbot report [1] shows a null pointer dereference in
create_empty_buffers() due to a buffer head allocation failure.
Synchronization should be established based on the inode between the
BLKBSZSET command and read cache page to prevent inconsistencies in
block size or mapping flags before and after folio allocation.
[1]
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000000-0x0000000000000007]
RIP: 0010:create_empty_buffers+0x4d/0x480 fs/buffer.c:1694
Call Trace:
folio_create_buffers+0x109/0x150 fs/buffer.c:1802
block_read_full_folio+0x14c/0x850 fs/buffer.c:2403
filemap_read_folio+0xc8/0x2a0 mm/filemap.c:2496
do_read_cache_folio+0x266/0x5c0 mm/filemap.c:4096
do_read_cache_page mm/filemap.c:4162 [inline]
read_cache_page_gfp+0x29/0x120 mm/filemap.c:4195
btrfs_read_disk_super+0x192/0x500 fs/btrfs/volumes.c:1367
CVE-2026-23181 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 14 February 2026 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.15.0 | 6.18.10 |
| unknown | — | — |
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