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CVE-2026-93140

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Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's UDF filesystem. When an I/O error occurs while writing the Logical Volume Integrity Descriptor (LVID) buffer, the block layer clears the BH_Uptodate flag even though the in-memory LVID data remains valid. If the filesystem is later remounted read-write or synced, udf_open_lvid() and udf_sync_fs() modify the buffer and call mark_buffer_dirty(), triggering a spurious WARN_ON_ONCE(!buffer_uptodate(bh)) warning.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability causes spurious kernel warnings and may lead to instability of UDF filesystems after an I/O error occurs. In production environments, this could result in unexpected restarts or diagnostic issues.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that unconditionally sets the BH_Uptodate flag before calling mark_buffer_dirty() in udf_open_lvid() and udf_sync_fs(). Until patched, avoid remounting UDF filesystems read-write after I/O errors occur.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: Mark LVID buffer as uptodate before marking it dirty When an I/O error occurs while writing the Logical Volume Integrity Descriptor (LVID) buffer to the block device, the block layer's completion handler (`end_buffer_write_sync()`) clears the `BH_Uptodate` flag on the buffer. However, the buffer still contains valid LVID data in memory. If the filesystem is subsequently remounted read-write or synced, `udf_open_lvid()` or `udf_sync_fs()` will modify the LVID buffer and call `mark_buffer_dirty()`. This triggers a spurious `WARN_ON_ONCE(!buffer_uptodate(bh))` warning in `mark_buffer_dirty()` because the buffer is not marked uptodate, even though its in-memory contents are valid and are about to be overwritten. To prevent this spurious warning, unconditionally set the `BH_Uptodate` flag before calling `mark_buffer_dirty()` in `udf_open_lvid()` and `udf_sync_fs()`. This acknowledges that the in-memory buffer is valid and matches the workaround previously applied to `udf_close_lvid()` in commit 853a0c25baf9 ("udf: Mark LVID buffer as uptodate before marking it dirty"). Extending this workaround ensures consistent behavior across all LVID updates. Buffer I/O error on dev loop0, logical block 128, lost sync page write ------------[ cut here ]------------ !buffer_uptodate(bh) WARNING: fs/buffer.c:1087 at mark_buffer_dirty+0x299/0x410 fs/buffer.c:1087 ... Call Trace: <TASK> udf_open_lvid+0x369/0x5b0 fs/udf/super.c:2078 udf_reconfigure+0x336/0x540 fs/udf/super.c:679 reconfigure_super+0x232/0x8f0 fs/super.c:1080 vfs_cmd_reconfigure fs/fsopen.c:268 [inline] vfs_fsconfig_locked+0x171/0x320 fs/fsopen.c:297 __do_sys_fsconfig fs/fsopen.c:463 [inline] __se_sys_fsconfig+0x6b9/0x810 fs/fsopen.c:350 do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 </TASK>

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