Re: [PATCH] ocfs2: fix out-of-bounds write in ocfs2_write_end_inline

On Fri, Apr 03, 2026 at 02:38:30PM +0800, Joseph Qi wrote:
> KASAN reports a use-after-free write of 4086 bytes in
> ocfs2_write_end_inline, called from ocfs2_write_end_nolock during a
> copy_file_range splice fallback on a corrupted ocfs2 filesystem mounted
> on a loop device. The actual bug is an out-of-bounds write past the
> inode block buffer, not a true use-after-free. The write overflows into
> an adjacent freed page, which KASAN reports as UAF.
> 
> The root cause is that ocfs2_try_to_write_inline_data trusts the
> on-disk id_count field to determine whether a write fits in inline
> data. On a corrupted filesystem, id_count can exceed the physical
> maximum inline data capacity, causing writes to overflow the inode
> block buffer.
> 
> Call trace (crash path):
> 
>    vfs_copy_file_range (fs/read_write.c:1634)
>      do_splice_direct
>        splice_direct_to_actor
>          iter_file_splice_write
>            ocfs2_file_write_iter
>              generic_perform_write
>                ocfs2_write_end
>                  ocfs2_write_end_nolock (fs/ocfs2/aops.c:1949)
>                    ocfs2_write_end_inline (fs/ocfs2/aops.c:1915)
>                      memcpy_from_folio     <-- KASAN: write OOB
> 
> So add id_count upper bound check in ocfs2_validate_inode_block() to
> alongside the existing i_size check to fix it.
> 
> Reported-by: [email protected]
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=62c1793956716ea8b28a
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Joseph Qi <[email protected]>

Looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Heming Zhao <[email protected]>
> ---
>  fs/ocfs2/inode.c | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
> index 03a51662ea8e..a2ccd8011706 100644
> --- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
> @@ -1505,6 +1505,16 @@ int ocfs2_validate_inode_block(struct super_block *sb,
>  			goto bail;
>  		}
>  
> +		if (le16_to_cpu(data->id_count) >
> +		    ocfs2_max_inline_data_with_xattr(sb, di)) {
> +			rc = ocfs2_error(sb,
> +					 "Invalid dinode #%llu: inline data id_count %u exceeds max %d\n",
> +					 (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
> +					 le16_to_cpu(data->id_count),
> +					 ocfs2_max_inline_data_with_xattr(sb, di));
> +			goto bail;
> +		}
> +
>  		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",
> -- 
> 2.39.3
>