CVE-2022-49068

MEDIUM
Published Feb 26, 2025 Modified Oct 14, 2025

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: release correct delalloc amount in direct IO write path Running generic/406 causes the following WARNING in btrfs_destroy_inode() which tells there are outstanding extents left. In btrfs_get_blocks_direct_write(), we reserve a temporary outstanding extents with btrfs_delalloc_reserve_metadata() (or indirectly from btrfs_delalloc_reserve_space(()). We then release the outstanding extents with btrfs_delalloc_release_extents(). However, the "len" can be modified in the COW case, which releases fewer outstanding extents than expected. Fix it by calling btrfs_delalloc_release_extents() for the original length. To reproduce the warning, the filesystem should be 1 GiB. It's triggering a short-write, due to not being able to allocate a large extent and instead allocating a smaller one. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 757 at fs/btrfs/inode.c:8848 btrfs_destroy_inode+0x1e6/0x210 [btrfs] Modules linked in: btrfs blake2b_generic xor lzo_compress lzo_decompress raid6_pq zstd zstd_decompress zstd_compress xxhash zram zsmalloc CPU: 0 PID: 757 Comm: umount Not tainted 5.17.0-rc8+ #101 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS d55cb5a 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:btrfs_destroy_inode+0x1e6/0x210 [btrfs] RSP: 0018:ffffc9000327bda8 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888100548b78 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000026900 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff888100548b78 RBP: ffff888100548940 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff88810b48aba8 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff8881004eb240 R12: ffff88810b48a800 R13: ffff88810b48ec08 R14: ffff88810b48ed00 R15: ffff888100490c68 FS: 00007f8549ea0b80(0000) GS:ffff888237c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f854a09e733 CR3: 000000010a2e9003 CR4: 0000000000370eb0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> destroy_inode+0x33/0x70 dispose_list+0x43/0x60 evict_inodes+0x161/0x1b0 generic_shutdown_super+0x2d/0x110 kill_anon_super+0xf/0x20 btrfs_kill_super+0xd/0x20 [btrfs] deactivate_locked_super+0x27/0x90 cleanup_mnt+0x12c/0x180 task_work_run+0x54/0x80 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x152/0x160 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x42/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f854a000fb7

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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor Product
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel
linux linux_kernel

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-49068? +
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: release correct delalloc amount in direct IO write path Running generic/406 causes the following WARNING in btrfs_destroy_inode() which tells there are outstanding extents left. In btrfs_get_blocks_direct_write(), we reserve a temporary outstanding extents with btrfs_delalloc_reserve_metadata() (or indirectly from btrfs_delalloc_reserve_space(()). We then release the outstanding extents with btrfs_delalloc_release_extents(). However, the "len" can be modified in the COW case, which releases fewer outstanding extents than expected. Fix it by calling btrfs_delalloc_release_extents() for the original length. To reproduce the warning, the filesystem should be 1 GiB. It's triggering a short-write, due to not being able to allocate a large extent and instead allocating a smaller one. WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 757 at fs/btrfs/inode.c:8848 btrfs_destroy_inode+0x1e6/0x210 [btrfs] Modules linked in: btrfs blake2b_generic xor lzo_compress lzo_decompress raid6_pq zstd zstd_decompress zstd_compress xxhash zram zsmalloc CPU: 0 PID: 757 Comm: umount Not tainted 5.17.0-rc8+ #101 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS d55cb5a 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:btrfs_destroy_inode+0x1e6/0x210 [btrfs] RSP: 0018:ffffc9000327bda8 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff888100548b78 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000026900 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff888100548b78 RBP: ffff888100548940 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff88810b48aba8 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: ffff8881004eb240 R12: ffff88810b48a800 R13: ffff88810b48ec08 R14: ffff88810b48ed00 R15: ffff888100490c68 FS: 00007f8549ea0b80(0000) GS:ffff888237c00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f854a09e733 CR3: 000000010a2e9003 CR4: 0000000000370eb0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> destroy_inode+0x33/0x70 dispose_list+0x43/0x60 evict_inodes+0x161/0x1b0 generic_shutdown_super+0x2d/0x110 kill_anon_super+0xf/0x20 btrfs_kill_super+0xd/0x20 [btrfs] deactivate_locked_super+0x27/0x90 cleanup_mnt+0x12c/0x180 task_work_run+0x54/0x80 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x152/0x160 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 do_syscall_64+0x42/0x80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xae RIP: 0033:0x7f854a000fb7 It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-49068? +
CVE-2022-49068 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.
What products are affected by CVE-2022-49068? +
CVE-2022-49068 affects products from linux, specifically: linux_kernel. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2022-49068? +
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