Bug 2532063 (CVE-2026-89644)

Summary:	CVE-2026-89644 kernel: btrfs: fix extent map leak in NOCOW direct I/O write
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's btrfs filesystem. When performing direct I/O writes in a NOCOW (No Copy-On-Write) range, an extent map reference may not be properly released if an error occurs during extent creation. This oversight can lead to an extent map leak, potentially causing memory exhaustion or system instability, which could result in a Denial of Service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-11 20:25:17 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

btrfs: fix extent map leak in NOCOW direct I/O write

btrfs_dio_iomap_begin() calls btrfs_get_extent(), which returns an
extent map reference that must be dropped on all exit paths.

For direct writes into a NOCOW range, btrfs_get_blocks_direct_write()
keeps using that extent map and asks btrfs_create_dio_extent() to
allocate the ordered extent. If that fails, for example because
btrfs_alloc_ordered_extent() fails, the function returns the error
without dropping the input extent map. The PREALLOC path avoided this by
dropping the input extent map before replacing it with the newly created
one.

Check the error from btrfs_create_dio_extent() before replacing the
map and drop the input extent map on failure.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-09-14 19:07:13 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-89644.mbox