[PATCH v4 2/2] ocfs2: validate external xattr entries when reading metadata

From: Cen Zhang

Date: Mon Jun 22 2026 - 09:04:01 EST


ocfs2_validate_xattr_block() checks the xattr block header before the
block reaches higher-level xattr users, but it does not verify that a
non-indexed block's xh_count and entry offsets fit inside the block.
Indexed buckets likewise reach list/get consumers after ECC without an
entry-bounds check.

Move the non-indexed external xattr entry checks into
ocfs2_validate_xattr_block(). Validate indexed bucket entries
immediately after bucket ECC verification in ocfs2_read_xattr_bucket(),
because buckets do not pass through ocfs2_validate_xattr_block().
The bucket entry table is still bounded by the first bucket block; the
name/value offsets are then checked against the bucket block they target.

Reject corrupted external xattr metadata before listxattr() or
getxattr() can walk out-of-range entry arrays or name/value offsets.

Validation reproduced this kernel report:
BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in ocfs2_xattr_list_entries+0xd7/0x190
Read of size 1 at addr ffff88810a654007 by task ocfs2_xattr_lis/630
Call Trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0
print_report+0xce/0x630
kasan_report+0xe0/0x110
ocfs2_xattr_list_entries+0xd7/0x190
ocfs2_listxattr+0x3f6/0x610
listxattr+0x90/0xe0
path_listxattrat+0xed/0x220
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Fixes: cf1d6c763fbc ("ocfs2: Add extended attribute support")
Fixes: 0c044f0b24b9 ("ocfs2: Add xattr bucket iteration for large numbers of EAs")
Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.5
Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang <zzzccc427@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ocfs2/xattr.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 84 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
index 00900e65634d..8147d5c5f293 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
@@ -390,6 +390,13 @@ static int ocfs2_init_xattr_bucket(struct ocfs2_xattr_bucket *bucket,
return rc;
}

+static int ocfs2_validate_xattr_entries(struct super_block *sb, u64 blkno,
+ struct ocfs2_xattr_header *xh,
+ size_t storage_size,
+ const char *where);
+static int ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket(struct ocfs2_xattr_bucket *bucket,
+ u64 blkno);
+
/* Read the xattr bucket at xb_blkno */
static int ocfs2_read_xattr_bucket(struct ocfs2_xattr_bucket *bucket,
u64 xb_blkno)
@@ -408,6 +415,8 @@ static int ocfs2_read_xattr_bucket(struct ocfs2_xattr_bucket *bucket,
spin_unlock(&OCFS2_SB(bucket->bu_inode->i_sb)->osb_xattr_lock);
if (rc)
mlog_errno(rc);
+ else
+ rc = ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket(bucket, xb_blkno);
}

if (rc)
@@ -509,6 +518,16 @@ static int ocfs2_validate_xattr_block(struct super_block *sb,
le32_to_cpu(xb->xb_fs_generation));
}

+ if (!(le16_to_cpu(xb->xb_flags) & OCFS2_XATTR_INDEXED)) {
+ size_t storage_size = sb->s_blocksize -
+ offsetof(struct ocfs2_xattr_block, xb_attrs.xb_header);
+
+ return ocfs2_validate_xattr_entries(sb, bh->b_blocknr,
+ &xb->xb_attrs.xb_header,
+ storage_size,
+ "xattr block");
+ }
+
return 0;
}

@@ -1042,6 +1061,71 @@ int ocfs2_validate_inode_xattr(struct super_block *sb, u64 blkno,
return ocfs2_validate_xattr_ibody_header(sb, blkno, di, NULL);
}

+static int ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket(struct ocfs2_xattr_bucket *bucket,
+ u64 blkno)
+{
+ struct super_block *sb = bucket->bu_inode->i_sb;
+ struct ocfs2_xattr_header *xh = bucket_xh(bucket);
+ size_t blocksize = sb->s_blocksize;
+ size_t bucket_size = blocksize * bucket->bu_blocks;
+ u16 xattr_count = le16_to_cpu(xh->xh_count);
+ size_t max_entries;
+ int i;
+
+ if (bucket_size < sizeof(*xh))
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: storage size %zu is too small\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno, bucket_size);
+
+ max_entries = (blocksize - sizeof(*xh)) /
+ sizeof(struct ocfs2_xattr_entry);
+ if (xattr_count > max_entries)
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: entry count %u exceeds maximum %zu\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno, xattr_count,
+ max_entries);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < xattr_count; i++) {
+ struct ocfs2_xattr_entry *xe = &xh->xh_entries[i];
+ size_t name_offset = le16_to_cpu(xe->xe_name_offset);
+ size_t block_off = name_offset >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+ size_t block_offset = name_offset % blocksize;
+ size_t value_offset;
+
+ if (name_offset >= bucket_size || block_off >= bucket->bu_blocks)
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: entry %d name block is out of bounds\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno, i);
+
+ if (xe->xe_name_len > blocksize - block_offset)
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: entry %d name crosses block boundary\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno, i);
+
+ value_offset = block_offset + OCFS2_XATTR_SIZE(xe->xe_name_len);
+ if (value_offset > blocksize)
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: entry %d value starts out of bounds\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno, i);
+
+ if (ocfs2_xattr_is_local(xe)) {
+ if (le64_to_cpu(xe->xe_value_size) >
+ blocksize - value_offset)
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: entry %d value is out of bounds\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno,
+ i);
+ } else if (sizeof(struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root) >
+ blocksize - value_offset) {
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: entry %d value root is out of bounds\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno, i);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int ocfs2_xattr_ibody_lookup_header(struct inode *inode,
struct ocfs2_dinode *di,
struct ocfs2_xattr_header **header)
--
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