fs/romfs/super.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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Subject: [PATCH] romfs: check sb_set_blocksize() return value
Author: kartikey406@gmail.com
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
romfs_fill_super() ignores the return value of sb_set_blocksize(), which
can fail if the requested block size is incompatible with the block
device's configuration.
This can be triggered by setting a loop device's block size larger than
PAGE_SIZE using ioctl(LOOP_SET_BLOCK_SIZE, 32768), then mounting a romfs
filesystem on that device.
When sb_set_blocksize(sb, ROMBSIZE) is called with ROMBSIZE=4096 but the
device has logical_block_size=32768, bdev_validate_blocksize() fails
because the requested size is smaller than the device's logical block
size. sb_set_blocksize() returns 0 (failure), but romfs ignores this and
continues mounting.
The superblock's block size remains at the device's logical block size
(32768). Later, when sb_bread() attempts I/O with this oversized block
size, it triggers a kernel BUG in folio_set_bh():
kernel BUG at fs/buffer.c:1582!
BUG_ON(size > PAGE_SIZE);
Fix by checking the return value of sb_set_blocksize() and failing the
mount with -EINVAL if it returns 0.
Reported-by: syzbot+9c4e33e12283d9437c25@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=9c4e33e12283d9437c25
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>
---
fs/romfs/super.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/romfs/super.c b/fs/romfs/super.c
index 360b00854115..ac55193bf398 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/super.c
@@ -458,7 +458,10 @@ static int romfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
#ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
if (!sb->s_mtd) {
- sb_set_blocksize(sb, ROMBSIZE);
+ if (!sb_set_blocksize(sb, ROMBSIZE)) {
+ errorf(fc, "romfs: unable to set blocksize\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
} else {
sb->s_blocksize = ROMBSIZE;
sb->s_blocksize_bits = blksize_bits(ROMBSIZE);
--
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