ext4: fix warning in ext4_iomap_begin as race between bmap and write
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix warning in ext4_iomap_begin as race between bmap and write We got issue as follows: ------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 9310 at fs/ext4/inode.c:3441 ext4_iomap_begin+0x182/0x5d0 RIP: 0010:ext4_iomap_begin+0x182/0x5d0 RSP: 0018:ffff88812460fa08 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffff88811f168000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff97793c12 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: ffff88812c669160 R08: ffff88811f168000 R09: ffffed10258cd20f R10: ffff88812c669077 R11: ffffed10258cd20e R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 00000000000000a4 R14: 000000000000000c R15: ffff88812c6691ee FS: 00007fd0d6ff3740(0000) GS:ffff8883af180000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fd0d6dda290 CR3: 0000000104a62000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: iomap_apply+0x119/0x570 iomap_bmap+0x124/0x150 ext4_bmap+0x14f/0x250 bmap+0x55/0x80 do_vfs_ioctl+0x952/0xbd0 __x64_sys_ioctl+0xc6/0x170 do_syscall_64+0x33/0x40 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9 Above issue may happen as follows: bmap write bmap ext4_bmap iomap_bmap ext4_iomap_begin ext4_file_write_iter ext4_buffered_write_iter generic_perform_write ext4_da_write_begin ext4_da_write_inline_data_begin ext4_prepare_inline_data ext4_create_inline_data ext4_set_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_INLINE_DATA); if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ext4_has_inline_data(inode))) ->trigger bug_on To solved above issue hold inode lock in ext4_bamp.
- Published
- Jun 18, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 8th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-362
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernelbefore 5.10.137
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.61
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.18.18
- linux linux kernel5.19 and later · before 5.19.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.7affected
- ac58e4fb03f9d111d733a4ad379d06eef3a24705 and later · before e1682c7171a6c0ff576fe8116b8cba5b8f538b94affected · git
- ac58e4fb03f9d111d733a4ad379d06eef3a24705 and later · before 30dfb75e1f8645404a536c74d468d498adcd4e74affected · git
- ac58e4fb03f9d111d733a4ad379d06eef3a24705 and later · before a9fe6d1e3d343d7309f501b1f48020ce7127221faffected · git
- ac58e4fb03f9d111d733a4ad379d06eef3a24705 and later · before fa6482f374fda29a71ad44d76d35b4842d43cda4affected · git
- ac58e4fb03f9d111d733a4ad379d06eef3a24705 and later · before 51ae846cff568c8c29921b1b28eb2dfbcd4ac12daffected · git
- before 5.7not affected · semver
- 5.10.137 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.61 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
- 5.18.18 and later · up to and including 5.18.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.0.2-1 | 6.0.2-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 30dfb75e1f8645404a536c74d468d498adcd4e74 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 51ae846cff568c8c29921b1b28eb2dfbcd4ac12d | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | a9fe6d1e3d343d7309f501b1f48020ce7127221f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e1682c7171a6c0ff576fe8116b8cba5b8f538b94 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | fa6482f374fda29a71ad44d76d35b4842d43cda4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.0.2-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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ATT&CK techniques
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/30dfb75e1f8645404a536c74d468d498adcd4e74
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/51ae846cff568c8c29921b1b28eb2dfbcd4ac12d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9fe6d1e3d343d7309f501b1f48020ce7127221f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1682c7171a6c0ff576fe8116b8cba5b8f538b94
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa6482f374fda29a71ad44d76d35b4842d43cda4
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.