[PATCH v2] ocfs2: validate inline data i_size during inode read
From: Deepanshu Kartikey
Date: Thu Dec 11 2025 - 23:04:09 EST
When reading an inode from disk, ocfs2_validate_inode_block() performs
various sanity checks but does not validate the size of inline data.
If the filesystem is corrupted, an inode's i_size can exceed the actual
inline data capacity (id_count).
This causes ocfs2_dir_foreach_blk_id() to iterate beyond the inline
data buffer, triggering a use-after-free when accessing directory
entries from freed memory.
In the syzbot report:
- i_size was 1099511627576 bytes (~1TB)
- Actual inline data capacity (id_count) is typically <256 bytes
- A garbage rec_len (54648) caused ctx->pos to jump out of bounds
- This triggered a UAF in ocfs2_check_dir_entry()
Fix by adding a validation check in ocfs2_validate_inode_block() to
ensure inodes with inline data have i_size <= id_count. This catches
the corruption early during inode read and prevents all downstream
code from operating on invalid data.
Reported-by: syzbot+c897823f699449cc3eb4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=c897823f699449cc3eb4
Tested-by: syzbot+c897823f699449cc3eb4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v2:
- Removed unnecessary S_ISDIR() check since OCFS2_INLINE_DATA_FL
applies to both directories and regular files (Heming Zhao)
- Fixed checkpatch.pl warnings
- Updated commit message to say "inline data" instead of
"inline directory"
---
fs/ocfs2/inode.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
index 8340525e5589..1fac457cb04a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
@@ -1521,6 +1521,23 @@ int ocfs2_validate_inode_block(struct super_block *sb,
}
}
+ /*
+ * Validate inline data size. If the inode has inline data,
+ * i_size must not exceed the inline data capacity.
+ */
+ if (di->i_dyn_features & cpu_to_le16(OCFS2_INLINE_DATA_FL)) {
+ struct ocfs2_inline_data *data = &di->id2.i_data;
+
+ if (le64_to_cpu(di->i_size) > le16_to_cpu(data->id_count)) {
+ rc = ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid dinode #%llu: inline data i_size %llu exceeds id_count %u\n",
+ (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
+ (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(di->i_size),
+ le16_to_cpu(data->id_count));
+ goto bail;
+ }
+ }
+
rc = 0;
bail:
--
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