Bug 2536800 (CVE-2026-90322)

Summary:	CVE-2026-90322 kernel: ocfs2/cluster: keep heartbeat local node stable
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	medium
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 OCFS2 (Oracle Cluster File System 2) cluster heartbeat mechanism. When a local node within the cluster is reset, an internal flag is not properly cleared, leading to an inconsistent state. This inconsistency can cause the system's heartbeat monitoring process to attempt to access an invalid memory location. The issue results in a memory corruption vulnerability, which could lead to a system crash and a denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 19:34:31 UTC

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

ocfs2/cluster: keep heartbeat local node stable

o2nm_node_local_store() handles local=0 by stopping o2net and setting
cl_local_node to O2NM_INVALID_NODE_NUM, but it leaves cl_has_local set. 
That stale state makes o2nm_this_node() return 255, blocks a later local=1
attempt with -EBUSY, and can feed 255 to heartbeat users that call
o2nm_this_node() dynamically.

Clearing cl_has_local is required when the local node is reset.  But
heartbeat threads can still be running at that point.  They pin the local
node config item at startup, yet o2hb_do_disk_heartbeat() and thread
teardown re-read o2nm_this_node() for the local slot and for
o2nm_undepend_this_node().  Once local=0 has cleared the live local-node
state, those dynamic reads return O2NM_MAX_NODES, which is also the
invalid node number 255.

Store the local node number in the heartbeat region when the region
starts.  Use that stable node for heartbeat slot writes/checks,
negotiation messages, and the final configfs undepend.  Stop the heartbeat
loop when the current local node no longer matches the stored node, and
clear cl_has_local together with cl_local_node in the local=0 path so
nodemanager state matches node removal.

Validation reproduced this kernel report:
KASAN slab-out-of-bounds in o2hb_do_disk_heartbeat+0x372/0xb30
RIP: 0010:memset+0xf/0x20
Read of size 8
Call trace:
  dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0
  print_report+0xd0/0x630
  o2hb_do_disk_heartbeat+0x372/0xb30 (fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c:1079)
  srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5
  __virt_addr_valid+0x188/0x2f0
  kasan_report+0xe4/0x120
  o2hb_do_disk_heartbeat+0x5/0xb30 (fs/ocfs2/cluster/heartbeat.c:1079)
  o2hb_thread+0x14e/0x770
  kthread_affine_node+0x139/0x180
  lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xda/0x190
  trace_hardirqs_on+0x18/0x130
  kthread+0x19d/0x1e0
  ret_from_fork+0x37a/0x4d0
  __switch_to+0x2d5/0x6f0
  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

Comment 1 gkamathe 2026-09-23 08:52:24 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-90322.mbox