In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: zoned: don't clobber the extent buffer when zeroing it out
On a zoned filesystem a freed-but-still-dirty tree block is written out
as zeros (EXTENT_BUFFER_ZONED_ZEROOUT) only to keep the zone write
pointer advancing. btree_csum_one_bio() implemented this by memzeroing
the extent buffer's own folios before submission.
That destroys the in-memory buffer while it may still be referenced. In
particular btrfs_free_tree_block() can run on it afterwards and reads
the header to add a delayed reference; once the header has been zeroed
it frees bytenr 0 and corrupts the extent tree (the
btrfs_header_bytenr(buf) != 0 ASSERT in btrfs_free_tree_block(), or an
"unable to find ref" abort). It is flaky and reproduces under fsstress,
e.g. generic/461 and generic/013.
Write the zeros to disk from the shared zero page instead and leave the
extent buffer content untouched, so any later reference - including the
delayed reference from btrfs_free_tree_block() - still sees a valid
header. end_bbio_meta_write() now clears writeback on the buffer's own
folios, as the bio no longer carries them.
btrfs: zoned: don't clobber the extent buffer when zeroing it out
On a zoned filesystem a freed-but-still-dirty tree block is written out
as zeros (EXTENT_BUFFER_ZONED_ZEROOUT) only to keep the zone write
pointer advancing. btree_csum_one_bio() implemented this by memzeroing
the extent buffer's own folios before submission.
That destroys the in-memory buffer while it may still be referenced. In
particular btrfs_free_tree_block() can run on it afterwards and reads
the header to add a delayed reference; once the header has been zeroed
it frees bytenr 0 and corrupts the extent tree (the
btrfs_header_bytenr(buf) != 0 ASSERT in btrfs_free_tree_block(), or an
"unable to find ref" abort). It is flaky and reproduces under fsstress,
e.g. generic/461 and generic/013.
Write the zeros to disk from the shared zero page instead and leave the
extent buffer content untouched, so any later reference - including the
delayed reference from btrfs_free_tree_block() - still sees a valid
header. end_bbio_meta_write() now clears writeback on the buffer's own
folios, as the bio no longer carries them.
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: zoned: don't clobber the extent buffer when zeroing it out On a zoned filesystem a freed-but-still-dirty tree block is written out as zeros (EXTENT_BUFFER_ZONED_ZEROOUT) only to keep the zone write pointer advancing. btree_csum_one_bio() implemented this by memzeroing the extent buffer's own folios before submission. That destroys the in-memory buffer while it may still be referenced. In particular btrfs_free_tree_block() can run on it afterwards and reads the header to add a delayed reference; once the header has been zeroed it frees bytenr 0 and corrupts the extent tree (the btrfs_header_bytenr(buf) != 0 ASSERT in btrfs_free_tree_block(), or an "unable to find ref" abort). It is flaky and reproduces under fsstress, e.g. generic/461 and generic/013. Write the zeros to disk from the shared zero page instead and leave the extent buffer content untouched, so any later reference - including the delayed reference from btrfs_free_tree_block() - still sees a valid header. end_bbio_meta_write() now clears writeback on the buffer's own folios, as the bio no longer carries them. | |
| Title | btrfs: zoned: don't clobber the extent buffer when zeroing it out | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-17T16:07:58.102Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.796Z
Link: CVE-2026-90260
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-17T17:17:22.433
Modified: 2026-09-17T17:17:22.433
Link: CVE-2026-90260
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