CVE-2026-80537

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Since the xfs_rtrefcountbt_cur slab object is\nsized for exactly bc_maxlevels entries, the first btree op on such a cursor\nindexes bc_levels[m_rtrefc_maxlevels] past the end of the object. This is\nreached by the first rtrefcount cursor built after mount, via log/CoW\nrecovery (xfs_reflink_recover_cow() during xfs_mountfs()) or an\nFS_IOC_GETFSMAP over the realtime device.\n\nReject a root level equal to m_rtrefc_maxlevels, matching the \">=\" form\nalready used by the sibling data-device refcount/rmap verifiers and the\nin-memory rtrmap verifier.\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in xfs_btree_lookup (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:2101)\n Write of size 2 at addr ffff888018391658 by task exploit/144\n xfs_btree_lookup (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:2101)\n xfs_btree_query_range (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:5308)\n xfs_refcount_recover_cow_leftovers (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c:2113)\n xfs_reflink_recover_cow (fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c:1085)\n xlog_recover_finish (fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c:3551)\n xfs_mountfs (fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c:1158)\n xfs_fs_fill_super (fs/xfs/xfs_super.c:1940)\n get_tree_bdev_flags (fs/super.c:1634)\n vfs_get_tree (fs/super.c:1694)\n path_mount (fs/namespace.c:4161)\n __x64_sys_mount (fs/namespace.c:4367)\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)\n The buggy address belongs to the cache xfs_rtrefcountbt_cur of size 216\n The buggy address is located 8 bytes to the right of\n allocated 216-byte region [ffff888018391578, ffff888018391650)\n Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception"}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The bug is reached only through local kernel entry points\u2014mount(2) during xfs_reflink_recover_cow() in xfs_mountfs(), or FS_IOC_GETFSMAP on an already-mounted XFS volume\u2014not via any network-facing protocol handler (NFS/ksmbd/SMB/TCP).\nAC:L - An attacker fully controls the crafted rtreflink image and can set /rtgroups/N.refcount bb_level == m_rtrefc_maxlevels so mount or the first rtrefcount cursor reliably drives xfs_btree_lookup() to write past bc_levels[]; no victim-dependent race or layout luck is required.\nPR:L - Triggering mount of a loop-backed crafted image needs only CAP_SYS_ADMIN inside a user namespace (unshare -Urn), which unprivileged users can obtain on typical systems; FS_IOC_GETFSMAP is additionally reachable with only a readable open file on the mounted filesystem.\nUI:N - In the highest-impact scenario an unprivileged attacker mounts their own malicious XFS image in a user namespace and immediately hits CoW recovery during xfs_mountfs(), with no separate victim action beyond routine local code execution.\nS:U - Exploitation corrupts kernel heap metadata and can panic or compromise the host kernel, but does not cross a CVSS scope boundary such as a VM/hypervisor guest-to-host escape or IOMMU/DMA sandbox breakout.\nC:H - KASAN reports a slab out-of-bounds write in xfs_btree_lookup() past the xfs_rtrefcountbt_cur allocation; such heap corruption can disclose or influence adjacent slab objects and is treated as arbitrary memory-read potential under kernel CVSS guidance.\nI:H - The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds write (2 bytes into bc_levels[m_rtrefc_maxlevels]) on a kmalloc slab cursor object, enabling adjacent-object corruption and further heap shaping toward arbitrary kernel write or code execution.\nA:H - The reported reproducer causes KASAN slab-out-of-bounds followed by kernel panic during mount recovery; 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Since the xfs_rtrefcountbt_cur slab object is\nsized for exactly bc_maxlevels entries, the first btree op on such a cursor\nindexes bc_levels[m_rtrefc_maxlevels] past the end of the object. This is\nreached by the first rtrefcount cursor built after mount, via log/CoW\nrecovery (xfs_reflink_recover_cow() during xfs_mountfs()) or an\nFS_IOC_GETFSMAP over the realtime device.\n\nReject a root level equal to m_rtrefc_maxlevels, matching the \">=\" form\nalready used by the sibling data-device refcount/rmap verifiers and the\nin-memory rtrmap verifier.\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in xfs_btree_lookup (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:2101)\n Write of size 2 at addr ffff888018391658 by task exploit/144\n xfs_btree_lookup (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:2101)\n xfs_btree_query_range (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c:5308)\n xfs_refcount_recover_cow_leftovers (fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount.c:2113)\n xfs_reflink_recover_cow (fs/xfs/xfs_reflink.c:1085)\n xlog_recover_finish (fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c:3551)\n xfs_mountfs (fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c:1158)\n xfs_fs_fill_super (fs/xfs/xfs_super.c:1940)\n get_tree_bdev_flags (fs/super.c:1634)\n vfs_get_tree (fs/super.c:1694)\n path_mount (fs/namespace.c:4161)\n __x64_sys_mount (fs/namespace.c:4367)\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:121)\n The buggy address belongs to the cache xfs_rtrefcountbt_cur of size 216\n The buggy address is located 8 bytes to the right of\n allocated 216-byte region [ffff888018391578, ffff888018391650)\n Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception"}], "id": "CVE-2026-80537", "lastModified": "2026-08-27T06:17:34.210", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2026-08-26T15:17:07.890", "references": [{"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a0ecae2ecda9f9a83a496ed05c42c4b1f5c3f2d"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3144da377de5fb422d44a2311f978623f7c900"}, {"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccebfc309441e0b37b2e6ece90f18810a489d326"}], "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "vulnStatus": "Received"}

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