[PATCH] xfs: handle NULL b_addr in xfs_buf_free
From: Yun Zhou
Date: Sun Jul 19 2026 - 11:12:28 EST
When xfs_buf_alloc_backing_mem() fails, xfs_buf_free() is called with
bp->b_addr still NULL. The code falls through to the folio_put path
which calls virt_to_folio(NULL), dereferencing an invalid address and
causing a kernel crash.
Call Trace:
xfs_buf_free+0x25f/0x510
xfs_buf_alloc+0xc98/0x19b0
xfs_buf_find_insert+0x55/0x14d0
xfs_buf_get_map+0x122b/0x17c0
xfbtree_init_leaf_block+0x11c/0x4a0
xfbtree_init+0x1bb/0x460
xrep_rmap_setup_scan+0x100/0x1f0
xrep_rmapbt+0x41/0xc0
Fix this by skipping folio_put() when bp->b_addr is NULL.
Fixes: 5076a6040ca1 ("xfs: support in-memory buffer cache targets")
Reported-by: syzbot+94c22d92f72f5a235b7d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=94c22d92f72f5a235b7d
Signed-off-by: Yun Zhou <yun.zhou@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
index e1465e950acc..48d7dfd3e15f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ xfs_buf_free(
vfree(bp->b_addr);
else if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_KMEM)
kfree(bp->b_addr);
- else
+ else if (bp->b_addr)
folio_put(virt_to_folio(bp->b_addr));
call_rcu(&bp->b_rcu, xfs_buf_free_callback);
--
2.43.0