* [PATCH] ocfs2: allow xattr bucket entries to span multiple blocks
@ 2026-09-02 12:41 Joseph Qi
2026-09-03 13:13 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] ocfs2: xattr bucket validation fixes Joseph Qi
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Joseph Qi @ 2026-09-02 12:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, Heming Zhao
Cc: Mark Fasheh, Joel Becker, ocfs2-devel, linux-kernel
ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket() limits the entry array to the first
bucket block, but the write path stores entries across the whole
OCFS2_XATTR_BUCKET_SIZE region. With 512-byte blocks a bucket spans
eight blocks, and a bucket filled with small xattrs places its last
entries past offset 512. Reading such a bucket back errors out:
OCFS2: ERROR (device loop0): ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket: Invalid xattr bucket 86072: entry count 32 exceeds maximum 31
On-disk corruption discovered. Please run fsck.ocfs2 once the filesystem is unmounted.
OCFS2: File system is now read-only.
This is reproducible by setting ~33 xattrs with 100-byte values on a
file on a blocksize-512 volume; fsck.ocfs2 reports the resulting
image clean.
Check the entry count against the full bucket region instead. The
per-block bounds checks for names and values stay as they are, since
ocfs2_bucket_align_free_start() keeps each name+value pair within a
single block.
Fixes: 2cf82b46d5e4 ("ocfs2: validate external xattr entries when reading metadata")
Signed-off-by: Joseph Qi <joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com>
---
fs/ocfs2/xattr.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
index 34f102db2a0e..c73628484b50 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
@@ -1153,7 +1153,13 @@ static int ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket(struct ocfs2_xattr_bucket *bucket,
struct ocfs2_xattr_header *xh = bucket_xh(bucket);
u16 xattr_count = le16_to_cpu(xh->xh_count);
size_t region_size = (size_t)sb->s_blocksize * bucket->bu_blocks;
- size_t entries_limit = sb->s_blocksize;
+ /*
+ * The entry array grows up from the header across the whole
+ * bucket region, so it may extend beyond the first bucket block
+ * when the blocksize is smaller than OCFS2_XATTR_BUCKET_SIZE.
+ * Name/value pairs, however, always live within a single block.
+ */
+ size_t entries_limit = region_size;
size_t nv_limit = sb->s_blocksize;
size_t max_entries;
int i, ret;
--
2.39.3
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* [PATCH v2 0/2] ocfs2: xattr bucket validation fixes
2026-09-02 12:41 [PATCH] ocfs2: allow xattr bucket entries to span multiple blocks Joseph Qi
@ 2026-09-03 13:13 ` Joseph Qi
2026-09-03 13:13 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] ocfs2: allow xattr bucket entries to span multiple blocks Joseph Qi
2026-09-03 13:13 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] ocfs2: reject inconsistent xattr bucket during defrag Joseph Qi
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Joseph Qi @ 2026-09-03 13:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, Heming Zhao
Cc: Mark Fasheh, Joel Becker, ocfs2-devel, linux-kernel
This series fixes two problems around xattr bucket validation.
Patch 1 fixes a false-corruption failure on blocksize-512 volumes:
the bucket validator limited the entry array to the first bucket
block while the write path stores entries across the whole 4096-byte
bucket region, so a legitimately written, fsck-clean bucket could be
rejected and force the filesystem read-only. It also adds an
alignment check on the bucket block number, since the entry array is
accessed as one contiguous region and a corrupted xattr tree could
otherwise point a bucket at blocks straddling a page boundary.
Patch 2 converts two mlog_bug_on_msg() checks in the bucket defrag
path to ocfs2_error() returns, so that a corrupt bucket holding
overlapping entries or an inflated xh_free_start marks the filesystem
read-only and fails the setxattr instead of panicking the kernel.
Both patches have been tested in QEMU: the blocksize-512 reproducer
(40 xattrs with 100-byte values, previously failing with "entry count
32 exceeds maximum 31") now passes with a clean fsck.ocfs2 result,
and the ocfs2 testsuite xattr tests pass 48/48 across blocksize
combinations.
Changes since v1:
- v1 was a single patch ("ocfs2: allow xattr bucket entries to span
multiple blocks"). The series is now split into two fixes.
- Patch 1: reject buckets whose first block number is not aligned to
the bucket size before validating the entry array; the flat entry
access could otherwise read out of bounds for a bucket from a
corrupted xattr tree that straddles a page boundary.
- Patch 2 is new: return an error instead of BUG() when defrag finds
inconsistent bucket contents.
Joseph Qi (2):
ocfs2: allow xattr bucket entries to span multiple blocks
ocfs2: reject inconsistent xattr bucket during defrag
fs/ocfs2/xattr.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
--
2.39.3
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* [PATCH v2 1/2] ocfs2: allow xattr bucket entries to span multiple blocks
2026-09-03 13:13 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] ocfs2: xattr bucket validation fixes Joseph Qi
@ 2026-09-03 13:13 ` Joseph Qi
2026-09-03 13:13 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] ocfs2: reject inconsistent xattr bucket during defrag Joseph Qi
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Joseph Qi @ 2026-09-03 13:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, Heming Zhao
Cc: Mark Fasheh, Joel Becker, ocfs2-devel, linux-kernel
ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket() limits the entry array to the first
bucket block, but the write path stores entries across the whole
OCFS2_XATTR_BUCKET_SIZE region. With 512-byte blocks a bucket spans
eight blocks, and a bucket filled with small xattrs places its last
entries past offset 512. Reading such a bucket back errors out:
OCFS2: ERROR (device loop0): ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket: Invalid xattr bucket 86072: entry count 32 exceeds maximum 31
On-disk corruption discovered. Please run fsck.ocfs2 once the filesystem is unmounted.
OCFS2: File system is now read-only.
This is reproducible by setting ~33 xattrs with 100-byte values on a
file on a blocksize-512 volume; fsck.ocfs2 reports the resulting
image clean.
Check the entry count against the full bucket region instead. The
per-block bounds checks for names and values stay as they are, since
ocfs2_bucket_align_free_start() keeps each name+value pair within a
single block.
The entry array is one contiguous region, so a bucket from a corrupted
xattr tree whose first block is not aligned to OCFS2_XATTR_BUCKET_SIZE
could straddle a page and make the validation loop read out of bounds.
Buckets allocated within clusters are always aligned, so reject any
other block number while validating.
Fixes: 2cf82b46d5e4 ("ocfs2: validate external xattr entries when reading metadata")
Signed-off-by: Joseph Qi <joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com>
---
fs/ocfs2/xattr.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
index 34f102db2a0e..c71fa7983b73 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
@@ -1153,11 +1153,30 @@ static int ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket(struct ocfs2_xattr_bucket *bucket,
struct ocfs2_xattr_header *xh = bucket_xh(bucket);
u16 xattr_count = le16_to_cpu(xh->xh_count);
size_t region_size = (size_t)sb->s_blocksize * bucket->bu_blocks;
- size_t entries_limit = sb->s_blocksize;
+ /*
+ * The entry array grows up from the header across the whole
+ * bucket region, so it may extend beyond the first bucket block
+ * when the blocksize is smaller than OCFS2_XATTR_BUCKET_SIZE.
+ * Name/value pairs, however, always live within a single block.
+ */
+ size_t entries_limit = region_size;
size_t nv_limit = sb->s_blocksize;
size_t max_entries;
int i, ret;
+ /*
+ * The entry array is one contiguous region that may span the
+ * bucket's buffer_heads. Buckets are allocated within clusters,
+ * so their first block is always aligned to
+ * OCFS2_XATTR_BUCKET_SIZE and the whole bucket fits in one page.
+ * A corrupted xattr tree can point a bucket at blocks straddling
+ * a page, so reject it before touching the entry array.
+ */
+ if (blkno & (bucket->bu_blocks - 1))
+ return ocfs2_error(sb,
+ "Invalid xattr bucket %llu: unaligned block number\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno);
+
if (region_size < sizeof(*xh))
return ocfs2_error(sb,
"Invalid xattr bucket %llu: region size %zu is too small\n",
--
2.39.3
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* [PATCH v2 2/2] ocfs2: reject inconsistent xattr bucket during defrag
2026-09-03 13:13 ` [PATCH v2 0/2] ocfs2: xattr bucket validation fixes Joseph Qi
2026-09-03 13:13 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] ocfs2: allow xattr bucket entries to span multiple blocks Joseph Qi
@ 2026-09-03 13:13 ` Joseph Qi
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Joseph Qi @ 2026-09-03 13:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton, Heming Zhao
Cc: Mark Fasheh, Joel Becker, ocfs2-devel, linux-kernel
ocfs2_defrag_xattr_bucket() has two mlog_bug_on_msg() checks that
assume the name/value pairs in a bucket are disjoint and that
xh_free_start is not below the compacted region.
ocfs2_validate_xattr_bucket() only checks each entry in isolation,
so a corrupt bucket holding overlapping entries, or one with an
inflated xh_free_start, passes validation and then hits BUG() in
defrag when a setxattr triggers it.
Defrag works on a linear copy of the bucket and does not touch the
real blocks before the copy back, so the checks can return an error
instead of calling BUG().
Fixes: 012255961c9e ("ocfs2: Enable xattr set in index btree")
Signed-off-by: Joseph Qi <joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com>
---
fs/ocfs2/xattr.c | 16 +++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
index c71fa7983b73..e6c49adaac8a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/xattr.c
@@ -4804,16 +4804,22 @@ static int ocfs2_defrag_xattr_bucket(struct inode *inode,
memmove(bucket_buf + end - len,
bucket_buf + offset, len);
xe->xe_name_offset = cpu_to_le16(end - len);
+ } else if (end < offset + len) {
+ ret = ocfs2_error(inode->i_sb,
+ "Defrag check failed for bucket %llu\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno);
+ goto out;
}
- mlog_bug_on_msg(end < offset + len, "Defrag check failed for "
- "bucket %llu\n", (unsigned long long)blkno);
-
end -= len;
}
- mlog_bug_on_msg(xh_free_start > end, "Defrag check failed for "
- "bucket %llu\n", (unsigned long long)blkno);
+ if (xh_free_start > end) {
+ ret = ocfs2_error(inode->i_sb,
+ "Defrag check failed for bucket %llu\n",
+ (unsigned long long)blkno);
+ goto out;
+ }
if (xh_free_start == end)
goto out;
--
2.39.3
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