[PATCH] gfs2: validate stuffed inode size before unstuffing
From: Jiaming Zhang
Date: Sun Jul 05 2026 - 10:08:17 EST
A corrupted GFS2 image can store a dinode size that is larger than what VFS
i_size can represent. gfs2_dinode_in() reads the on-disk di_size as a u64 and
writes it directly into inode->i_size. If the value is larger than S64_MAX, the
incore i_size becomes negative. That negative value can bypass the existing
stuffed inode size check:
inode->i_size > gfs2_max_stuffed_size(ip)
Later, gfs2_quotad may try to sync the quota file and unstuff the quota inode.
gfs2_unstuffer_folio() reads the negative i_size into an unsigned length and
passes it to memcpy(), turning it into a huge copy size and triggering a
out-of-bound issue.
Reject dinodes whose size exceeds sb->s_maxbytes before storing the value in
inode->i_size. Also make the stuffed inode check use the raw on-disk size while
it is still unsigned. As a defensive measure, validate the incore i_size again
before unstuffing and pass the checked size down to gfs2_unstuffer_folio().
Fixes: 70376c7ff312 ("gfs2: Always check inode size of inline inodes")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CANypQFaF6bvORKKbRALvEL0k_epFaneFiOQqco4gjdmKVbdURg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.5-xhigh
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Jiaming Zhang <r772577952@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/gfs2/bmap.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
fs/gfs2/glops.c | 10 +++++++---
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 51ac1fd44f78..89c46c1d622c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -52,16 +52,15 @@ static int punch_hole(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 offset, u64 length);
* Returns: errno
*/
static int gfs2_unstuffer_folio(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *dibh,
- u64 block, struct folio *folio)
+ u64 block, struct folio *folio, size_t size)
{
struct inode *inode = &ip->i_inode;
if (!folio_test_uptodate(folio)) {
void *kaddr = kmap_local_folio(folio, 0);
- u64 dsize = i_size_read(inode);
-
- memcpy(kaddr, dibh->b_data + sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode), dsize);
- memset(kaddr + dsize, 0, folio_size(folio) - dsize);
+
+ memcpy(kaddr, dibh->b_data + sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode), size);
+ memset(kaddr + size, 0, folio_size(folio) - size);
kunmap_local(kaddr);
folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
@@ -92,9 +91,15 @@ static int __gfs2_unstuff_inode(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct folio *folio)
struct buffer_head *bh, *dibh;
struct gfs2_dinode *di;
u64 block = 0;
+ loff_t size = i_size_read(&ip->i_inode);
int isdir = gfs2_is_dir(ip);
int error;
+ if (unlikely(size < 0 || size > gfs2_max_stuffed_size(ip))) {
+ gfs2_consist_inode(ip);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
if (error)
return error;
@@ -116,7 +121,8 @@ static int __gfs2_unstuff_inode(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct folio *folio)
dibh, sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode));
brelse(bh);
} else {
- error = gfs2_unstuffer_folio(ip, dibh, block, folio);
+ error = gfs2_unstuffer_folio(ip, dibh, block, folio,
+ size);
if (error)
goto out_brelse;
}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 28f32424ee64..33575fa681f5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -393,11 +393,16 @@ static int gfs2_dinode_in(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const void *buf)
umode_t mode = be32_to_cpu(str->di_mode);
struct inode *inode = &ip->i_inode;
bool is_new = inode_state_read_once(inode) & I_NEW;
+ u64 size = be64_to_cpu(str->di_size);
if (unlikely(ip->i_no_addr != be64_to_cpu(str->di_num.no_addr))) {
gfs2_consist_inode(ip);
return -EIO;
}
+ if (unlikely(size > (u64)inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes)) {
+ gfs2_consist_inode(ip);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
if (unlikely(!is_new && inode_wrong_type(inode, mode))) {
gfs2_consist_inode(ip);
return -EIO;
@@ -418,7 +423,7 @@ static int gfs2_dinode_in(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const void *buf)
i_uid_write(inode, be32_to_cpu(str->di_uid));
i_gid_write(inode, be32_to_cpu(str->di_gid));
set_nlink(inode, be32_to_cpu(str->di_nlink));
- i_size_write(inode, be64_to_cpu(str->di_size));
+ i_size_write(inode, size);
gfs2_set_inode_blocks(inode, be64_to_cpu(str->di_blocks));
atime.tv_sec = be64_to_cpu(str->di_atime);
atime.tv_nsec = be32_to_cpu(str->di_atime_nsec);
@@ -462,7 +467,7 @@ static int gfs2_dinode_in(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const void *buf)
return -EIO;
}
- if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip) && inode->i_size > gfs2_max_stuffed_size(ip)) {
+ if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip) && size > gfs2_max_stuffed_size(ip)) {
gfs2_consist_inode(ip);
return -EIO;
}
@@ -707,4 +712,3 @@ const struct gfs2_glock_operations *gfs2_glops_list[] = {
[LM_TYPE_QUOTA] = &gfs2_quota_glops,
[LM_TYPE_JOURNAL] = &gfs2_journal_glops,
};
-
--
2.43.0