If the directory is corrupted and the number of nlinks is less than 2
(valid nlinks have at least 2), then when the directory is deleted, the
minix_rmdir will try to reduce the nlinks(unsigned int) to a negative
value.

Make nlinks validity check for directories.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Andrey Kriulin <kitotavrik.s@gmail.com>
---
v4: Add nlinks check for parent dirictory to minix_rmdir per Jan
Kara <jack@suse.cz> request.
v3: Move nlinks validaty check to minix_rmdir and minix_rename per Jan
Kara <jack@suse.cz> request.
v2: Move nlinks validaty check to V[12]_minix_iget() per Jan Kara
<jack@suse.cz> request. Change return error code to EUCLEAN. Don't block
directory in r/o mode per Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> request.

 fs/minix/namei.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/minix/namei.c b/fs/minix/namei.c
index 8938536d8d3c..ab86fd16e548 100644
--- a/fs/minix/namei.c
+++ b/fs/minix/namei.c
@@ -161,8 +161,12 @@ static int minix_unlink(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 static int minix_rmdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	struct inode * inode = d_inode(dentry);
-	int err = -ENOTEMPTY;
+	int err = -EUCLEAN;
 
+	if (inode->i_nlink < 2 || dir->i_nlink <= 2)
+		return err;
+
+	err = -ENOTEMPTY;
 	if (minix_empty_dir(inode)) {
 		err = minix_unlink(dir, dentry);
 		if (!err) {
@@ -235,6 +239,10 @@ static int minix_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
 
 	if (dir_de) {
+		if (old_dir->i_nlink <= 2) {
+			err = -EUCLEAN;
+			goto out_dir;
+		}
 		err = minix_set_link(dir_de, dir_folio, new_dir);
 		if (!err)
 			inode_dec_link_count(old_dir);
-- 
2.47.2

On Mon 26-05-25 06:32:29, Andrey Kriulin wrote:
> If the directory is corrupted and the number of nlinks is less than 2
> (valid nlinks have at least 2), then when the directory is deleted, the
> minix_rmdir will try to reduce the nlinks(unsigned int) to a negative
> value.
> 
> Make nlinks validity check for directories.
> 
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
> 
> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Andrey Kriulin <kitotavrik.s@gmail.com>

OK, I'm fine with this. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>

								Honza

> ---
> v4: Add nlinks check for parent dirictory to minix_rmdir per Jan
> Kara <jack@suse.cz> request.
> v3: Move nlinks validaty check to minix_rmdir and minix_rename per Jan
> Kara <jack@suse.cz> request.
> v2: Move nlinks validaty check to V[12]_minix_iget() per Jan Kara
> <jack@suse.cz> request. Change return error code to EUCLEAN. Don't block
> directory in r/o mode per Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> request.
> 
>  fs/minix/namei.c | 10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/minix/namei.c b/fs/minix/namei.c
> index 8938536d8d3c..ab86fd16e548 100644
> --- a/fs/minix/namei.c
> +++ b/fs/minix/namei.c
> @@ -161,8 +161,12 @@ static int minix_unlink(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry)
>  static int minix_rmdir(struct inode * dir, struct dentry *dentry)
>  {
>  	struct inode * inode = d_inode(dentry);
> -	int err = -ENOTEMPTY;
> +	int err = -EUCLEAN;
>  
> +	if (inode->i_nlink < 2 || dir->i_nlink <= 2)
> +		return err;
> +
> +	err = -ENOTEMPTY;
>  	if (minix_empty_dir(inode)) {
>  		err = minix_unlink(dir, dentry);
>  		if (!err) {
> @@ -235,6 +239,10 @@ static int minix_rename(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
>  	mark_inode_dirty(old_inode);
>  
>  	if (dir_de) {
> +		if (old_dir->i_nlink <= 2) {
> +			err = -EUCLEAN;
> +			goto out_dir;
> +		}
>  		err = minix_set_link(dir_de, dir_folio, new_dir);
>  		if (!err)
>  			inode_dec_link_count(old_dir);
> -- 
> 2.47.2
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@suse.com>
SUSE Labs, CR