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CVE-2026-23238

romfs: check sb_set_blocksize() return value

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Assigning organization
Linux

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: romfs: check sb_set_blocksize() return value romfs_fill_super() ignores the return value of sb_set_blocksize(), which can fail if the requested block size is incompatible with the block device's configuration. This can be triggered by setting a loop device's block size larger than PAGE_SIZE using ioctl(LOOP_SET_BLOCK_SIZE, 32768), then mounting a romfs filesystem on that device. When sb_set_blocksize(sb, ROMBSIZE) is called with ROMBSIZE=4096 but the device has logical_block_size=32768, bdev_validate_blocksize() fails because the requested size is smaller than the device's logical block size. sb_set_blocksize() returns 0 (failure), but romfs ignores this and continues mounting. The superblock's block size remains at the device's logical block size (32768). Later, when sb_bread() attempts I/O with this oversized block size, it triggers a kernel BUG in folio_set_bh(): kernel BUG at fs/buffer.c:1582! BUG_ON(size > PAGE_SIZE); Fix by checking the return value of sb_set_blocksize() and failing the mount with -EINVAL if it returns 0.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Linux Linux

Default version status: unaffected

  • 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to < a381f0f61b35c8894b0bd0d6acef2d8f9b08b244affected
  • 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to < f2521ab1f63a8c244f06a080319e5ff9a2e1bd95affected
  • 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to < 2c5829cd8fbbc91568c520b666898f57cdcb8cf6affected
  • 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to < cbd9931e6456822067725354d83446c5bb813030affected
  • 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to < 9b203b8ddd7359270e8a694d0584743555128e2caffected
  • 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to < 4b71ad7676564a94ec5f7d18298f51e8ae53db73affected
  • 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 to < ab7ad7abb3660c58ffffdf07ff3bb976e7e0afa0affected

Linux Linux

Default version status: affected

  • 2.6.12affected
  • 0 to < 2.6.12unaffected
  • 5.10.251 to ≤ 5.10.*unaffected
  • 5.15.201 to ≤ 5.15.*unaffected
  • 6.1.164 to ≤ 6.1.*unaffected
  • 6.6.127 to ≤ 6.6.*unaffected
  • 6.12.74 to ≤ 6.12.*unaffected
  • 6.18.13 to ≤ 6.18.*unaffected
  • 6.19 to ≤ *unaffected

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