[PATCH v2] xfs: Fix error pointer dereference

From: Ethan Tidmore

Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 00:19:17 EST


The function try_lookup_noperm() can return an error pointer and is not
checked for one. Add checks for error pointer and propagate it.

Fixes: 73597e3e42b4 ("xfs: ensure dentry consistency when the orphanage adopts a file")
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v6.16
Signed-off-by: Ethan Tidmore <ethantidmore06@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
index 52a108f6d5f4..3269a0646e19 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@ xrep_adoption_check_dcache(
return 0;

d_child = try_lookup_noperm(&qname, d_orphanage);
+ if (IS_ERR(d_child))
+ return PTR_ERR(d_child);
+
if (d_child) {
trace_xrep_adoption_check_child(sc->mp, d_child);

@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@ xrep_adoption_check_dcache(
* There should not be any positive entries for the name, since we've
* maintained our lock on the orphanage directory.
*/
-static void
+static int
xrep_adoption_zap_dcache(
struct xrep_adoption *adopt)
{
@@ -476,9 +479,12 @@ xrep_adoption_zap_dcache(
/* Invalidate all dentries for the adoption name */
d_orphanage = d_find_alias(VFS_I(sc->orphanage));
if (!d_orphanage)
- return;
+ return 0;

d_child = try_lookup_noperm(&qname, d_orphanage);
+ if (IS_ERR(d_child))
+ return PTR_ERR(d_child);
+
while (d_child != NULL) {
trace_xrep_adoption_invalidate_child(sc->mp, d_child);

@@ -497,6 +503,8 @@ xrep_adoption_zap_dcache(
d_invalidate(d_child);
dput(d_child);
}
+
+ return 0;
}

/*
@@ -592,7 +600,10 @@ xrep_adoption_move(
xfs_dir_update_hook(sc->orphanage, sc->ip, 1, adopt->xname);

/* Remove negative dentries from the lost+found's dcache */
- xrep_adoption_zap_dcache(adopt);
+ error = xrep_adoption_zap_dcache(adopt);
+ if (error)
+ return error;
+
return 0;
}

--
2.53.0