* [PATCH] jfs: validate dmap start before block allocation
@ 2026-09-30 10:25 syzbot
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From: syzbot @ 2026-09-30 10:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: syzkaller-bugs, Bartosz Chronowski, jfs-discussion, Dave Kleikamp
Cc: kees, linux-kernel, syzbot, yun.zhou
From: Bartosz Chronowski <immersa.bartosz.chronowski@gmail.com>
A corrupted JFS filesystem image can cause a state where the block
allocation map (bmap) and the dmap pages are out of sync. Specifically,
dbAllocNear() and dbAllocDmapLev() derive the returned block number from
on-disk dp->start, which can cause duplicate allocation if dp->start does
not match the selected dmap boundary. In this scenario, the allocator
returns a block number that is already in use (e.g., as an inode table
block or metadata) while marking a completely different block as allocated.
When a thread later attempts to lock this duplicate block (for example,
during a directory btree split), txLock() detects a metapage conflict
because the block is already locked for another purpose, triggering a
kernel BUG:
kernel BUG at fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c:836!
Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN NOPTI
RIP: 0010:txLock+0x1cc3/0x1d10 fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c:836
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dtSplitRoot+0x38d/0x18a0 fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c:1924
dtSplitUp fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c:990 [inline]
dtInsert+0xeb2/0x5890 fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c:868
jfs_create+0x730/0xae0 fs/jfs/namei.c:138
...
Validation of dp->start against the expected dmap boundary in dbAlloc() and
the single-dmap path of dbAllocCtl() prevents inconsistent allocation.
Rejecting a mismatched start with -EIO prevents duplicate allocations
before txLock() is reached. Additionally, preserve the existing independent
geometry check (dp->tree.budmin < 0) in dbAllocCtl(). Both a mismatched
start and a negative budmin will now fail with -EIO early, preventing
corrupted dmap structures from causing duplicate allocations and subsequent
transaction lock crashes.
Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.8-flash syzbot
Reported-by: syzbot+a843f6ae2130a987d63b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=a843f6ae2130a987d63b
Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/ai_job?id=922ceb61-4be2-4af9-b2fe-9977a2549134
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Chronowski <immersa.bartosz.chronowski@gmail.com>
---
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
index a841cf21d..9bdbc55d8 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ static int blkstol2(s64 nb);
static int cntlz(u32 value);
static int cnttz(u32 word);
+static bool db_validate_dmap(struct super_block *sb, const struct dmap *dp,
+ s64 expected_start);
+
static int dbAllocDmapBU(struct bmap * bmp, struct dmap * dp, s64 blkno,
int nblocks);
static int dbInitDmap(struct dmap * dp, s64 blkno, int nblocks);
@@ -886,6 +889,12 @@ int dbAlloc(struct inode *ip, s64 hint, s64 nblocks, s64 * results)
dp = (struct dmap *) mp->data;
+ if (!db_validate_dmap(ip->i_sb, dp,
+ blkno & ~(s64)(BPERDMAP - 1))) {
+ release_metapage(mp);
+ goto read_unlock;
+ }
+
/* first, try to satisfy the allocation request with the
* blocks beginning at the hint.
*/
@@ -1902,7 +1911,9 @@ dbAllocCtl(struct bmap * bmp, s64 nblocks, int l2nb, s64 blkno, s64 * results)
return -EIO;
dp = (struct dmap *) mp->data;
- if (dp->tree.budmin < 0) {
+ if (dp->tree.budmin < 0 ||
+ !db_validate_dmap(bmp->db_ipbmap->i_sb, dp,
+ blkno & ~(s64)(BPERDMAP - 1))) {
release_metapage(mp);
return -EIO;
}
@@ -2134,6 +2145,18 @@ static int dbAllocDmap(struct bmap * bmp, struct dmap * dp, s64 blkno,
return (rc);
}
+static bool db_validate_dmap(struct super_block *sb, const struct dmap *dp,
+ s64 expected_start)
+{
+ if (le64_to_cpu(dp->start) != expected_start) {
+ jfs_error(sb, "corrupt dmap page: start %lld expected %lld\n",
+ (long long)le64_to_cpu(dp->start),
+ (long long)expected_start);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
/*
* NAME: dbFreeDmap()
base-commit: dc59e4fea9d83f03bad6bddf3fa2e52491777482
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