CVE-2026-23238
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.
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.
Vendor
Product
CWE
Yayın Tarihi
2026-03-04 15:16:14
Güncelleme
2026-03-17 21:15:39
Source Identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
KEV Date Added
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Kategoriler
Referanslar
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c5829cd8fbbc91568c520b666898f57cdcb8cf6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b71ad7676564a94ec5f7d18298f51e8ae53db73
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b203b8ddd7359270e8a694d0584743555128e2c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a381f0f61b35c8894b0bd0d6acef2d8f9b08b244
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab7ad7abb3660c58ffffdf07ff3bb976e7e0afa0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbd9931e6456822067725354d83446c5bb813030
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2521ab1f63a8c244f06a080319e5ff9a2e1bd95