| 0/0 |
2026/05/20 02:50 |
flow |
assessment-security |
43m
Results: map[DenialOfService:false Explanation:The bug is an array-index-out-of-bounds read in `bch2_accounting_validate` in
`fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c`.
When validating an accounting key read from the disk, the code extracts the
accounting type into `acc_k.type` (which is an `__u8`) and uses it as an index
into the `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array without checking if it is
within the valid range (`< BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR`).
```c
bkey_fsck_err_on(bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) !=
bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type],
c, accounting_key_nr_counters_wrong,
"accounting key with %u counters, should be %u",
bch2_accounting_counters(k.k),
bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]);
```
Since `acc_k.type` is an 8-bit unsigned integer, it can be at most 255. The
`bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array has 9 elements and is located in the
`.rodata` section. The out-of-bounds read will access at most 246 elements (984
bytes) past the end of the array. This is well within a single page, so it is
extremely unlikely to hit an unmapped page and cause a kernel panic.
The value read from the out-of-bounds memory is only used in a comparison
against `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)` (which is also controlled by the
attacker) and printed in an error message if they don't match. It does not cause
any memory corruption, nor does it leak any sensitive information (it only leaks
a few bytes of `.rodata` to the kernel log).
Therefore, this bug is **not exploitable** and does **not cause a denial of
service** in production builds (where UBSAN is disabled).
The bug can be triggered by mounting a crafted bcachefs image. Since `bcachefs`
does not have the `FS_USERNS_MOUNT` flag, it cannot be mounted from a user
namespace. Thus, triggering the bug requires `CAP_SYS_ADMIN` in the initial user
namespace, or it can be triggered via a peripheral device if the desktop
environment auto-mounts the filesystem. Exploitable:false FilesystemTrigger:true NetworkTrigger:false PeripheralTrigger:true RemoteTrigger:false Unprivileged:false UserNamespace:false VMGuestTrigger:false VMHostTrigger:false]
|
| 1/1 |
2026/05/20 02:50 |
action |
syz-repro-to-c-repro |
0m
Results: map[SimplifiedCRepro:// autogenerated by syzkaller (https://github.com/google/syzkaller)
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <endian.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <setjmp.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <linux/loop.h>
#ifndef __NR_memfd_create
#define __NR_memfd_create 319
#endif
static unsigned long long procid;
//% This code is derived from puff.{c,h}, found in the zlib development. The
//% original files come with the following copyright notice:
//% Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Mark Adler, all rights reserved
//% version 2.3, 21 Jan 2013
//% This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
//% warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
//% arising from the use of this software.
//% Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
//% including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
//% freely, subject to the following restrictions:
//% 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
//% claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
//% in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
//% appreciated but is not required.
//% 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
//% misrepresented as being the original software.
//% 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
//% Mark Adler madler@alumni.caltech.edu
//% BEGIN CODE DERIVED FROM puff.{c,h}
#define MAXBITS 15
#define MAXLCODES 286
#define MAXDCODES 30
#define MAXCODES (MAXLCODES + MAXDCODES)
#define FIXLCODES 288
struct puff_state {
unsigned char* out;
unsigned long outlen;
unsigned long outcnt;
const unsigned char* in;
unsigned long inlen;
unsigned long incnt;
int bitbuf;
int bitcnt;
jmp_buf env;
};
static int puff_bits(struct puff_state* s, int need)
{
long val = s->bitbuf;
while (s->bitcnt < need) {
if (s->incnt == s->inlen)
longjmp(s->env, 1);
val |= (long)(s->in[s->incnt++]) << s->bitcnt;
s->bitcnt += 8;
}
s->bitbuf = (int)(val >> need);
s->bitcnt -= need;
return (int)(val & ((1L << need) - 1));
}
static int puff_stored(struct puff_state* s)
{
s->bitbuf = 0;
s->bitcnt = 0;
if (s->incnt + 4 > s->inlen)
return 2;
unsigned len = s->in[s->incnt++];
len |= s->in[s->incnt++] << 8;
if (s->in[s->incnt++] != (~len & 0xff) ||
s->in[s->incnt++] != ((~len >> 8) & 0xff))
return -2;
if (s->incnt + len > s->inlen)
return 2;
if (s->outcnt + len > s->outlen)
return 1;
for (; len--; s->outcnt++, s->incnt++) {
if (s->in[s->incnt])
s->out[s->outcnt] = s->in[s->incnt];
}
return 0;
}
struct puff_huffman {
short* count;
short* symbol;
};
static int puff_decode(struct puff_state* s, const struct puff_huffman* h)
{
int first = 0;
int index = 0;
int bitbuf = s->bitbuf;
int left = s->bitcnt;
int code = first = index = 0;
int len = 1;
short* next = h->count + 1;
while (1) {
while (left--) {
code |= bitbuf & 1;
bitbuf >>= 1;
int count = *next++;
if (code - count < first) {
s->bitbuf = bitbuf;
s->bitcnt = (s->bitcnt - len) & 7;
return h->symbol[index + (code - first)];
}
index += count;
first += count;
first <<= 1;
code <<= 1;
len++;
}
left = (MAXBITS + 1) - len;
if (left == 0)
break;
if (s->incnt == s->inlen)
longjmp(s->env, 1);
bitbuf = s->in[s->incnt++];
if (left > 8)
left = 8;
}
return -10;
}
static int puff_construct(struct puff_huffman* h, const short* length, int n)
{
int len;
for (len = 0; len <= MAXBITS; len++)
h->count[len] = 0;
int symbol;
for (symbol = 0; symbol < n; symbol++)
(h->count[length[symbol]])++;
if (h->count[0] == n)
return 0;
int left = 1;
for (len = 1; len <= MAXBITS; len++) {
left <<= 1;
left -= h->count[len];
if (left < 0)
return left;
}
short offs[MAXBITS + 1];
offs[1] = 0;
for (len = 1; len < MAXBITS; len++)
offs[len + 1] = offs[len] + h->count[len];
for (symbol = 0; symbol < n; symbol++)
if (length[symbol] != 0)
h->symbol[offs[length[symbol]]++] = symbol;
return left;
}
static int puff_codes(struct puff_state* s,
const struct puff_huffman* lencode,
const struct puff_huffman* distcode)
{
static const short lens[29] = {
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31,
35, 43, 51, 59, 67, 83, 99, 115, 131, 163, 195, 227, 258};
static const short lext[29] = {
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2,
3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 0};
static const short dists[30] = {
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 25, 33, 49, 65, 97, 129, 193,
257, 385, 513, 769, 1025, 1537, 2049, 3073, 4097, 6145,
8193, 12289, 16385, 24577};
static const short dext[30] = {
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6,
7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11,
12, 12, 13, 13};
int symbol;
do {
symbol = puff_decode(s, lencode);
if (symbol < 0)
return symbol;
if (symbol < 256) {
if (s->outcnt == s->outlen)
return 1;
if (symbol)
s->out[s->outcnt] = symbol;
s->outcnt++;
} else if (symbol > 256) {
symbol -= 257;
if (symbol >= 29)
return -10;
int len = lens[symbol] + puff_bits(s, lext[symbol]);
symbol = puff_decode(s, distcode);
if (symbol < 0)
return symbol;
unsigned dist = dists[symbol] + puff_bits(s, dext[symbol]);
if (dist > s->outcnt)
return -11;
if (s->outcnt + len > s->outlen)
return 1;
while (len--) {
if (dist <= s->outcnt && s->out[s->outcnt - dist])
s->out[s->outcnt] = s->out[s->outcnt - dist];
s->outcnt++;
}
}
} while (symbol != 256);
return 0;
}
static int puff_fixed(struct puff_state* s)
{
static int virgin = 1;
static short lencnt[MAXBITS + 1], lensym[FIXLCODES];
static short distcnt[MAXBITS + 1], distsym[MAXDCODES];
static struct puff_huffman lencode, distcode;
if (virgin) {
lencode.count = lencnt;
lencode.symbol = lensym;
distcode.count = distcnt;
distcode.symbol = distsym;
short lengths[FIXLCODES];
int symbol;
for (symbol = 0; symbol < 144; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 8;
for (; symbol < 256; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 9;
for (; symbol < 280; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 7;
for (; symbol < FIXLCODES; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 8;
puff_construct(&lencode, lengths, FIXLCODES);
for (symbol = 0; symbol < MAXDCODES; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 5;
puff_construct(&distcode, lengths, MAXDCODES);
virgin = 0;
}
return puff_codes(s, &lencode, &distcode);
}
static int puff_dynamic(struct puff_state* s)
{
static const short order[19] =
{16, 17, 18, 0, 8, 7, 9, 6, 10, 5, 11, 4, 12, 3, 13, 2, 14, 1, 15};
int nlen = puff_bits(s, 5) + 257;
int ndist = puff_bits(s, 5) + 1;
int ncode = puff_bits(s, 4) + 4;
if (nlen > MAXLCODES || ndist > MAXDCODES)
return -3;
short lengths[MAXCODES];
int index;
for (index = 0; index < ncode; index++)
lengths[order[index]] = puff_bits(s, 3);
for (; index < 19; index++)
lengths[order[index]] = 0;
short lencnt[MAXBITS + 1], lensym[MAXLCODES];
struct puff_huffman lencode = {lencnt, lensym};
int err = puff_construct(&lencode, lengths, 19);
if (err != 0)
return -4;
index = 0;
while (index < nlen + ndist) {
int symbol;
int len;
symbol = puff_decode(s, &lencode);
if (symbol < 0)
return symbol;
if (symbol < 16)
lengths[index++] = symbol;
else {
len = 0;
if (symbol == 16) {
if (index == 0)
return -5;
len = lengths[index - 1];
symbol = 3 + puff_bits(s, 2);
} else if (symbol == 17)
symbol = 3 + puff_bits(s, 3);
else
symbol = 11 + puff_bits(s, 7);
if (index + symbol > nlen + ndist)
return -6;
while (symbol--)
lengths[index++] = len;
}
}
if (lengths[256] == 0)
return -9;
err = puff_construct(&lencode, lengths, nlen);
if (err && (err < 0 || nlen != lencode.count[0] + lencode.count[1]))
return -7;
short distcnt[MAXBITS + 1], distsym[MAXDCODES];
struct puff_huffman distcode = {distcnt, distsym};
err = puff_construct(&distcode, lengths + nlen, ndist);
if (err && (err < 0 || ndist != distcode.count[0] + distcode.count[1]))
return -8;
return puff_codes(s, &lencode, &distcode);
}
static int puff(
unsigned char* dest,
unsigned long* destlen,
const unsigned char* source,
unsigned long sourcelen)
{
struct puff_state s = {
.out = dest,
.outlen = *destlen,
.outcnt = 0,
.in = source,
.inlen = sourcelen,
.incnt = 0,
.bitbuf = 0,
.bitcnt = 0,
};
int err;
if (setjmp(s.env) != 0)
err = 2;
else {
int last;
do {
last = puff_bits(&s, 1);
int type = puff_bits(&s, 2);
err = type == 0 ? puff_stored(&s) : (type == 1 ? puff_fixed(&s) : (type == 2 ? puff_dynamic(&s) : -1));
if (err != 0)
break;
} while (!last);
}
*destlen = s.outcnt;
return err;
}
//% END CODE DERIVED FROM puff.{c,h}
#define ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH 2
static int puff_zlib_to_file(const unsigned char* source, unsigned long sourcelen, int dest_fd)
{
if (sourcelen < ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH)
return 0;
source += ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH;
sourcelen -= ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH;
const unsigned long max_destlen = 132 << 20;
void* ret = mmap(0, max_destlen, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANON, -1, 0);
if (ret == MAP_FAILED)
return -1;
unsigned char* dest = (unsigned char*)ret;
unsigned long destlen = max_destlen;
int err = puff(dest, &destlen, source, sourcelen);
if (err) {
munmap(dest, max_destlen);
errno = -err;
return -1;
}
if (write(dest_fd, dest, destlen) != (ssize_t)destlen) {
munmap(dest, max_destlen);
return -1;
}
return munmap(dest, max_destlen);
}
static int setup_loop_device(unsigned char* data, unsigned long size, const char* loopname, int* loopfd_p)
{
int err = 0, loopfd = -1;
int memfd = syscall(__NR_memfd_create, "syzkaller", 0);
if (memfd == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error;
}
if (puff_zlib_to_file(data, size, memfd)) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_memfd;
}
loopfd = open(loopname, O_RDWR);
if (loopfd == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_memfd;
}
if (ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_SET_FD, memfd)) {
if (errno != EBUSY) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_loop;
}
ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0);
usleep(1000);
if (ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_SET_FD, memfd)) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_loop;
}
}
close(memfd);
*loopfd_p = loopfd;
return 0;
error_close_loop:
close(loopfd);
error_close_memfd:
close(memfd);
error:
errno = err;
return -1;
}
static void reset_loop_device(const char* loopname)
{
int loopfd = open(loopname, O_RDWR);
if (loopfd == -1) {
return;
}
if (ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0)) {
}
close(loopfd);
}
static long syz_mount_image(
volatile long fsarg,
volatile long dir,
volatile long flags,
volatile long optsarg,
volatile long change_dir,
volatile unsigned long size,
volatile long image)
{
unsigned char* data = (unsigned char*)image;
int res = -1, err = 0, need_loop_device = !!size;
char* mount_opts = (char*)optsarg;
char* target = (char*)dir;
char* fs = (char*)fsarg;
char* source = NULL;
char loopname[64];
if (need_loop_device) {
int loopfd;
memset(loopname, 0, sizeof(loopname));
snprintf(loopname, sizeof(loopname), "/dev/loop%llu", procid);
if (setup_loop_device(data, size, loopname, &loopfd) == -1)
return -1;
close(loopfd);
source = loopname;
}
mkdir(target, 0777);
char opts[256];
memset(opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
if (strlen(mount_opts) > (sizeof(opts) - 32)) {
}
strncpy(opts, mount_opts, sizeof(opts) - 32);
if (strcmp(fs, "iso9660") == 0) {
flags |= MS_RDONLY;
} else if (strncmp(fs, "ext", 3) == 0) {
bool has_remount_ro = false;
char* remount_ro_start = strstr(opts, "errors=remount-ro");
if (remount_ro_start != NULL) {
char after = *(remount_ro_start + strlen("errors=remount-ro"));
char before = remount_ro_start == opts ? '\0' : *(remount_ro_start - 1);
has_remount_ro = ((before == '\0' || before == ',') && (after == '\0' || after == ','));
}
if (strstr(opts, "errors=panic") || !has_remount_ro)
strcat(opts, ",errors=continue");
} else if (strcmp(fs, "xfs") == 0) {
strcat(opts, ",nouuid");
} else if (strncmp(fs, "gfs2", 4) == 0 && (strstr(opts, "errors=panic") || strstr(opts, "debug"))) {
strcat(opts, ",errors=withdraw");
}
res = mount(source, target, fs, flags, opts);
if (res == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error_clear_loop;
}
res = open(target, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY);
if (res == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error_clear_loop;
}
if (change_dir) {
res = chdir(target);
if (res == -1) {
err = errno;
}
}
error_clear_loop:
if (need_loop_device)
reset_loop_device(loopname);
errno = err;
return res;
}
int main(void)
{
syscall(__NR_mmap, /*addr=*/0x1ffffffff000ul, /*len=*/0x1000ul, /*prot=*/0ul, /*flags=MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_PRIVATE*/0x32ul, /*fd=*/(intptr_t)-1, /*offset=*/0ul);
syscall(__NR_mmap, /*addr=*/0x200000000000ul, /*len=*/0x1000000ul, /*prot=PROT_WRITE|PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC*/7ul, /*flags=MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_PRIVATE*/0x32ul, /*fd=*/(intptr_t)-1, /*offset=*/0ul);
syscall(__NR_mmap, /*addr=*/0x200001000000ul, /*len=*/0x1000ul, /*prot=*/0ul, /*flags=MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_PRIVATE*/0x32ul, /*fd=*/(intptr_t)-1, /*offset=*/0ul);
const char* reason;
(void)reason;
if (write(1, "executing program\n", sizeof("executing program\n") - 1)) {}
// syz_mount_image$bcachefs arguments: [
// fs: ptr[in, buffer] {
// buffer: {62 63 61 63 68 65 66 73 00} (length 0x9)
// }
// dir: ptr[in, buffer] {
// buffer: {2e 2f 66 69 6c 65 30 00} (length 0x8)
// }
// flags: mount_flags = 0x0 (8 bytes)
// opts: ptr[in, fs_options[bcachefs_options]] {
// fs_options[bcachefs_options] {
// elems: array[fs_opt_elem[bcachefs_options]] {
// }
// common: array[fs_opt_elem[fs_options_common]] {
// }
// null: const = 0x0 (1 bytes)
// }
// }
// chdir: int8 = 0x1 (1 bytes)
// size: len = 0x4932 (8 bytes)
// img: ptr[in, buffer] {
// buffer: (compressed buffer with length 0x4932)
// }
// ]
// returns fd_dir
memcpy((void*)0x200000001000, "bcachefs\000", 9);
memcpy((void*)0x200000000000, "./file0\000", 8);
*(uint8_t*)0x200000000040 = 0;
memcpy((void*)0x2000000010c0, "... [truncated large byte array] ...", 18738);
syz_mount_image(/*fs=*/0x200000001000, /*dir=*/0x200000000000, /*flags=*/0, /*opts=*/0x200000000040, /*chdir=*/1, /*size=*/0x4932, /*img=*/0x2000000010c0);
return 0;
}
]
|
| 2/1 |
2026/05/20 02:50 |
action |
kernel-checkouter |
1m
Results: map[KernelSrc:/app/workdir/cache/src/d8578534f7ab310e8ab61f63efd3ad35f2f0967b]
|
| 3/1 |
2026/05/20 02:51 |
action |
kernel-builder |
24m
Results: map[KernelObj:/app/workdir/cache/build/edbe3fb7c15079c01275cd4601d3fdaebee44505]
|
| 4/1 |
2026/05/20 03:15 |
action |
codesearch-prepare |
14m
Results: map[Index:codesearch-index]
|
| 5/1 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
agent |
expert |
3m
Model:
Results: map[DenialOfService:false Exploitable:false FilesystemTrigger:true NetworkTrigger:false PeripheralTrigger:true RemoteTrigger:false Unprivileged:false UserNamespace:false VMGuestTrigger:false VMHostTrigger:false]
Instruction:
You are an experienced Linux kernel security engineer. Your task is to analyze given kernel bug report
and determine its security impact based on the following dimensions.
Use the provided tools to examine the source code, check for capability checks (e.g., capable(), ns_capable()),
and understand the nature of the bug. Analyze the given kernel build and configuration.
You can check the kernel config by grepping ".config" file; you can check kernel cmdline by greeping
".config" file for "CONFIG_CMDLINE=". Assume sysctl parameters have default values.
But analyze for the corresponding production build w/o debugging tools enabled (like KASAN, KMSAN, UBSAN).
Don't make assumptions; verify them with source code access. Try different strategies when analyzing the bug:
- think of ways in which the vulnerable code is unreachable
- or the other way around: try to come up with different ideas of how an unprivileged user can reach the bug
If still unsure err on the side of the bug being non-exploitable/not-accessible.
In the final reply, provide a reasoning for your assessment.
Analysis dimensions:
* Exploitable:
Determine if the bug can result in memory corruption or elevated privileges.
Memory safety issues are almost always exploitable (KASAN or UBSAN reports for use-after-free, out-of-bounds;
refcounting issues, corrupted lists, etc). When kernel is crashing on a completly wild pointer access
(e.g. user-space address, or non-canonical address, but not on NULL or address corresponding to KASAN shadow
for NULL address), including both data accesses and control tranfers, that's also usually implies possibility
of exploitation. Such reports usually say "unable to handle kernel paging request".
Uses of uninitialized values detected by KMSAN may be exploitable b/c attacker frequently can affect uninit
values with spraying techniques. However, for these exploitabability depends on how exactly the uninit value
is used in the code, and what it affects.
Think of what happens after the bug is triggered. Some bugs cause kernel panic and halt execution,
they are harder to exploit. For example, BUG reports halts the kernel. However, WARNING reports don't halt
execution in production builds. Debug bug detection tools (like KASAN, KMSAN, KCSAN, UBSAN) are also not enabled
in production builds, so attacker can freely exploit these bugs w/o being detected by these tools.
If you see an integer overflow, think how the overflowed value used later (if it's used as allocation size,
or an array index). If you see an out-of-bounds read, think if it's followed by an out-of-bounds write as well.
Some KCSAN data-races may be exploitable by skilled attackers as well. Think what data structures got corrupted
as the result of data races and how. However, note that kernel has lots of "benign" data races that don't lead
to any runtime misbehavior at all.
* Denial Of Service:
Determine if the bug can result in denial-of-service. Most bugs can, since they cause system crash,
hangs, deadlocks, or resource leaks. This is mostly applicable to WARNING bugs that won't cause system crash
in production. For these think what will be consequences of the violation of the kernel assumptions flagged
by the WARNING. In some cases the unexpected condition is also properly handled by the normal control flow
(e.g. with "if (WARN_ON(...))"), these won't cause denial-of-service. If the condition is not handled,
then it may or may not cause denial-of-service.
* Accessible From Unprivileged Processes:
Determine if the bug can be reached from a typical (non-root) user process that does NOT have any special capabilities
(like CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_PERFMON) or access to device nodes restricted to root.
Assume that unprivileged_bpf_disabled=1, that is eBPF loading is not accessible. However, cBPF (classical BPF)
is still accessible to non-root processes.
Assume that user namespaces are not accessible, that is, the process cannot get the mentioned capabilities even
within a new user namespace (checked by ns_capable() function in the kernel sources).
* Accessible From User Namespaces:
Determine if the bug can be reached within a user-namespace where the process has all capabilities
(including CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_NET_ADMIN, CAP_NET_RAW, CAP_PERFMON). Such capabilities are checked with ns_capable()
function in the kernel sources.
* VM Guest Trigger:
Determine if the bug can be triggered from the context of a typical KVM guest (e.g., set up by a QEMU VMM).
Consider accesses to standard Linux host paravirtualized features (virtio-blk, virtio-net, etc.),
and handling of VM exits in the KVM code.
* VM Host Trigger in The Confidetial Computing Context:
Determine if the bug can be triggered in a confidential computing guest kernel from the context of a KVM host.
Consider access to standard Linux guest paravirtualized features (virtio-blk, virtio-net, etc.).
* Ethernet Network Trigger:
Determine if the bug can be triggered by processing ingress network Ethernet traffic, either directly (network stack)
or via drivers exposed to network data.
* Other Remote Trigger:
Determine if the bug can be triggered by processing remote traffic other than Ethernet (Wifi, Bluetooth, NFC, etc).
* Peripheral Trigger:
Determine if the bug can be triggered via an untrusted peripheral device that can be physically plugged
into a system, such as a USB device or a niche hardware driver handling external hardware inputs.
This is particularly important for mobile and desktop environments where users can plug in unknown devices.
* Malicious Filesystem Trigger:
Determine if the bug can be triggered by the kernel mounting and parsing a malicious filesystem image.
This is highly critical for Desktop and Mobile environments where external media or downloaded images
might be auto-mounted.
Prefer calling several tools at the same time to save round-trips.
Use set-results tool to provide results of the analysis.
It must be called exactly once before the final reply.
Ignore results of this tool.
Prompt:
The kernel bug report is:
bcachefs (loop0): error reading btree root btree=subvolumes level=0: btree_node_read_error, fixing
bcachefs (loop0): invalid bkey in btree_node btree=snapshot_trees level=0: u64s 6 type snapshot_tree POS_MIN len 0 ver 0: subvol 1 root snapshot 4294967295
bad pos, deleting
bcachefs (loop0): error reading btree root btree=snapshot_trees level=0: btree_node_read_error, fixing
------------[ cut here ]------------
UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:238:2
index 175 is out of range for type 'const unsigned int[9]'
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5849 Comm: syz-executor427 Tainted: G W 6.16.0-syzkaller-11322-g352af6a011d5 #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
ubsan_epilogue+0xa/0x40 lib/ubsan.c:233
__ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0xe9/0xf0 lib/ubsan.c:455
bch2_accounting_validate+0x112f/0x1400 fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:238
bch2_bkey_val_validate+0x202/0x3e0 fs/bcachefs/bkey_methods.c:143
btree_node_bkey_val_validate fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c:880 [inline]
bch2_btree_node_read_done+0x4051/0x5550 fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c:1303
btree_node_read_work+0x40e/0xe60 fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c:1440
bch2_btree_node_read+0x887/0x2a00 fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c:-1
__bch2_btree_root_read fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c:1906 [inline]
bch2_btree_root_read+0x5f0/0x760 fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c:1928
read_btree_roots+0x2c6/0x840 fs/bcachefs/recovery.c:615
bch2_fs_recovery+0x261f/0x3a50 fs/bcachefs/recovery.c:1006
bch2_fs_start+0xaaf/0xda0 fs/bcachefs/super.c:1213
bch2_fs_get_tree+0xb39/0x1520 fs/bcachefs/fs.c:2488
vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x2b0 fs/super.c:1815
do_new_mount+0x2a2/0x9e0 fs/namespace.c:3805
do_mount fs/namespace.c:4133 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4344 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x317/0x410 fs/namespace.c:4321
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f5016bf5eaa
Code: d8 64 89 02 48 c7 c0 ff ff ff ff eb a6 e8 5e 04 00 00 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 49 89 ca b8 a5 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffd552f5c58 EFLAGS: 00000282 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffd552f5c70 RCX: 00007f5016bf5eaa
RDX: 0000200000001000 RSI: 0000200000000000 RDI: 00007ffd552f5c70
RBP: 0000200000000000 R08: 00007ffd552f5cb0 R09: 000000000000492c
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000282 R12: 0000200000001000
R13: 00007ffd552f5cb0 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 0000000000000000
</TASK>
---[ end trace ]---
It is reproducible with the followint program.
Keep in mind that it may lack the precise threading, sandboxing, and some arguments of a working reproducer.
But it should give an idea of the involved syscalls.
// autogenerated by syzkaller (https://github.com/google/syzkaller)
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <endian.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <setjmp.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/syscall.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <linux/loop.h>
#ifndef __NR_memfd_create
#define __NR_memfd_create 319
#endif
static unsigned long long procid;
//% This code is derived from puff.{c,h}, found in the zlib development. The
//% original files come with the following copyright notice:
//% Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Mark Adler, all rights reserved
//% version 2.3, 21 Jan 2013
//% This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
//% warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages
//% arising from the use of this software.
//% Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
//% including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
//% freely, subject to the following restrictions:
//% 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
//% claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
//% in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
//% appreciated but is not required.
//% 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
//% misrepresented as being the original software.
//% 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
//% Mark Adler madler@alumni.caltech.edu
//% BEGIN CODE DERIVED FROM puff.{c,h}
#define MAXBITS 15
#define MAXLCODES 286
#define MAXDCODES 30
#define MAXCODES (MAXLCODES + MAXDCODES)
#define FIXLCODES 288
struct puff_state {
unsigned char* out;
unsigned long outlen;
unsigned long outcnt;
const unsigned char* in;
unsigned long inlen;
unsigned long incnt;
int bitbuf;
int bitcnt;
jmp_buf env;
};
static int puff_bits(struct puff_state* s, int need)
{
long val = s->bitbuf;
while (s->bitcnt < need) {
if (s->incnt == s->inlen)
longjmp(s->env, 1);
val |= (long)(s->in[s->incnt++]) << s->bitcnt;
s->bitcnt += 8;
}
s->bitbuf = (int)(val >> need);
s->bitcnt -= need;
return (int)(val & ((1L << need) - 1));
}
static int puff_stored(struct puff_state* s)
{
s->bitbuf = 0;
s->bitcnt = 0;
if (s->incnt + 4 > s->inlen)
return 2;
unsigned len = s->in[s->incnt++];
len |= s->in[s->incnt++] << 8;
if (s->in[s->incnt++] != (~len & 0xff) ||
s->in[s->incnt++] != ((~len >> 8) & 0xff))
return -2;
if (s->incnt + len > s->inlen)
return 2;
if (s->outcnt + len > s->outlen)
return 1;
for (; len--; s->outcnt++, s->incnt++) {
if (s->in[s->incnt])
s->out[s->outcnt] = s->in[s->incnt];
}
return 0;
}
struct puff_huffman {
short* count;
short* symbol;
};
static int puff_decode(struct puff_state* s, const struct puff_huffman* h)
{
int first = 0;
int index = 0;
int bitbuf = s->bitbuf;
int left = s->bitcnt;
int code = first = index = 0;
int len = 1;
short* next = h->count + 1;
while (1) {
while (left--) {
code |= bitbuf & 1;
bitbuf >>= 1;
int count = *next++;
if (code - count < first) {
s->bitbuf = bitbuf;
s->bitcnt = (s->bitcnt - len) & 7;
return h->symbol[index + (code - first)];
}
index += count;
first += count;
first <<= 1;
code <<= 1;
len++;
}
left = (MAXBITS + 1) - len;
if (left == 0)
break;
if (s->incnt == s->inlen)
longjmp(s->env, 1);
bitbuf = s->in[s->incnt++];
if (left > 8)
left = 8;
}
return -10;
}
static int puff_construct(struct puff_huffman* h, const short* length, int n)
{
int len;
for (len = 0; len <= MAXBITS; len++)
h->count[len] = 0;
int symbol;
for (symbol = 0; symbol < n; symbol++)
(h->count[length[symbol]])++;
if (h->count[0] == n)
return 0;
int left = 1;
for (len = 1; len <= MAXBITS; len++) {
left <<= 1;
left -= h->count[len];
if (left < 0)
return left;
}
short offs[MAXBITS + 1];
offs[1] = 0;
for (len = 1; len < MAXBITS; len++)
offs[len + 1] = offs[len] + h->count[len];
for (symbol = 0; symbol < n; symbol++)
if (length[symbol] != 0)
h->symbol[offs[length[symbol]]++] = symbol;
return left;
}
static int puff_codes(struct puff_state* s,
const struct puff_huffman* lencode,
const struct puff_huffman* distcode)
{
static const short lens[29] = {
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 31,
35, 43, 51, 59, 67, 83, 99, 115, 131, 163, 195, 227, 258};
static const short lext[29] = {
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2,
3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 0};
static const short dists[30] = {
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 25, 33, 49, 65, 97, 129, 193,
257, 385, 513, 769, 1025, 1537, 2049, 3073, 4097, 6145,
8193, 12289, 16385, 24577};
static const short dext[30] = {
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6,
7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 11,
12, 12, 13, 13};
int symbol;
do {
symbol = puff_decode(s, lencode);
if (symbol < 0)
return symbol;
if (symbol < 256) {
if (s->outcnt == s->outlen)
return 1;
if (symbol)
s->out[s->outcnt] = symbol;
s->outcnt++;
} else if (symbol > 256) {
symbol -= 257;
if (symbol >= 29)
return -10;
int len = lens[symbol] + puff_bits(s, lext[symbol]);
symbol = puff_decode(s, distcode);
if (symbol < 0)
return symbol;
unsigned dist = dists[symbol] + puff_bits(s, dext[symbol]);
if (dist > s->outcnt)
return -11;
if (s->outcnt + len > s->outlen)
return 1;
while (len--) {
if (dist <= s->outcnt && s->out[s->outcnt - dist])
s->out[s->outcnt] = s->out[s->outcnt - dist];
s->outcnt++;
}
}
} while (symbol != 256);
return 0;
}
static int puff_fixed(struct puff_state* s)
{
static int virgin = 1;
static short lencnt[MAXBITS + 1], lensym[FIXLCODES];
static short distcnt[MAXBITS + 1], distsym[MAXDCODES];
static struct puff_huffman lencode, distcode;
if (virgin) {
lencode.count = lencnt;
lencode.symbol = lensym;
distcode.count = distcnt;
distcode.symbol = distsym;
short lengths[FIXLCODES];
int symbol;
for (symbol = 0; symbol < 144; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 8;
for (; symbol < 256; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 9;
for (; symbol < 280; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 7;
for (; symbol < FIXLCODES; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 8;
puff_construct(&lencode, lengths, FIXLCODES);
for (symbol = 0; symbol < MAXDCODES; symbol++)
lengths[symbol] = 5;
puff_construct(&distcode, lengths, MAXDCODES);
virgin = 0;
}
return puff_codes(s, &lencode, &distcode);
}
static int puff_dynamic(struct puff_state* s)
{
static const short order[19] =
{16, 17, 18, 0, 8, 7, 9, 6, 10, 5, 11, 4, 12, 3, 13, 2, 14, 1, 15};
int nlen = puff_bits(s, 5) + 257;
int ndist = puff_bits(s, 5) + 1;
int ncode = puff_bits(s, 4) + 4;
if (nlen > MAXLCODES || ndist > MAXDCODES)
return -3;
short lengths[MAXCODES];
int index;
for (index = 0; index < ncode; index++)
lengths[order[index]] = puff_bits(s, 3);
for (; index < 19; index++)
lengths[order[index]] = 0;
short lencnt[MAXBITS + 1], lensym[MAXLCODES];
struct puff_huffman lencode = {lencnt, lensym};
int err = puff_construct(&lencode, lengths, 19);
if (err != 0)
return -4;
index = 0;
while (index < nlen + ndist) {
int symbol;
int len;
symbol = puff_decode(s, &lencode);
if (symbol < 0)
return symbol;
if (symbol < 16)
lengths[index++] = symbol;
else {
len = 0;
if (symbol == 16) {
if (index == 0)
return -5;
len = lengths[index - 1];
symbol = 3 + puff_bits(s, 2);
} else if (symbol == 17)
symbol = 3 + puff_bits(s, 3);
else
symbol = 11 + puff_bits(s, 7);
if (index + symbol > nlen + ndist)
return -6;
while (symbol--)
lengths[index++] = len;
}
}
if (lengths[256] == 0)
return -9;
err = puff_construct(&lencode, lengths, nlen);
if (err && (err < 0 || nlen != lencode.count[0] + lencode.count[1]))
return -7;
short distcnt[MAXBITS + 1], distsym[MAXDCODES];
struct puff_huffman distcode = {distcnt, distsym};
err = puff_construct(&distcode, lengths + nlen, ndist);
if (err && (err < 0 || ndist != distcode.count[0] + distcode.count[1]))
return -8;
return puff_codes(s, &lencode, &distcode);
}
static int puff(
unsigned char* dest,
unsigned long* destlen,
const unsigned char* source,
unsigned long sourcelen)
{
struct puff_state s = {
.out = dest,
.outlen = *destlen,
.outcnt = 0,
.in = source,
.inlen = sourcelen,
.incnt = 0,
.bitbuf = 0,
.bitcnt = 0,
};
int err;
if (setjmp(s.env) != 0)
err = 2;
else {
int last;
do {
last = puff_bits(&s, 1);
int type = puff_bits(&s, 2);
err = type == 0 ? puff_stored(&s) : (type == 1 ? puff_fixed(&s) : (type == 2 ? puff_dynamic(&s) : -1));
if (err != 0)
break;
} while (!last);
}
*destlen = s.outcnt;
return err;
}
//% END CODE DERIVED FROM puff.{c,h}
#define ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH 2
static int puff_zlib_to_file(const unsigned char* source, unsigned long sourcelen, int dest_fd)
{
if (sourcelen < ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH)
return 0;
source += ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH;
sourcelen -= ZLIB_HEADER_WIDTH;
const unsigned long max_destlen = 132 << 20;
void* ret = mmap(0, max_destlen, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANON, -1, 0);
if (ret == MAP_FAILED)
return -1;
unsigned char* dest = (unsigned char*)ret;
unsigned long destlen = max_destlen;
int err = puff(dest, &destlen, source, sourcelen);
if (err) {
munmap(dest, max_destlen);
errno = -err;
return -1;
}
if (write(dest_fd, dest, destlen) != (ssize_t)destlen) {
munmap(dest, max_destlen);
return -1;
}
return munmap(dest, max_destlen);
}
static int setup_loop_device(unsigned char* data, unsigned long size, const char* loopname, int* loopfd_p)
{
int err = 0, loopfd = -1;
int memfd = syscall(__NR_memfd_create, "syzkaller", 0);
if (memfd == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error;
}
if (puff_zlib_to_file(data, size, memfd)) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_memfd;
}
loopfd = open(loopname, O_RDWR);
if (loopfd == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_memfd;
}
if (ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_SET_FD, memfd)) {
if (errno != EBUSY) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_loop;
}
ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0);
usleep(1000);
if (ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_SET_FD, memfd)) {
err = errno;
goto error_close_loop;
}
}
close(memfd);
*loopfd_p = loopfd;
return 0;
error_close_loop:
close(loopfd);
error_close_memfd:
close(memfd);
error:
errno = err;
return -1;
}
static void reset_loop_device(const char* loopname)
{
int loopfd = open(loopname, O_RDWR);
if (loopfd == -1) {
return;
}
if (ioctl(loopfd, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0)) {
}
close(loopfd);
}
static long syz_mount_image(
volatile long fsarg,
volatile long dir,
volatile long flags,
volatile long optsarg,
volatile long change_dir,
volatile unsigned long size,
volatile long image)
{
unsigned char* data = (unsigned char*)image;
int res = -1, err = 0, need_loop_device = !!size;
char* mount_opts = (char*)optsarg;
char* target = (char*)dir;
char* fs = (char*)fsarg;
char* source = NULL;
char loopname[64];
if (need_loop_device) {
int loopfd;
memset(loopname, 0, sizeof(loopname));
snprintf(loopname, sizeof(loopname), "/dev/loop%llu", procid);
if (setup_loop_device(data, size, loopname, &loopfd) == -1)
return -1;
close(loopfd);
source = loopname;
}
mkdir(target, 0777);
char opts[256];
memset(opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
if (strlen(mount_opts) > (sizeof(opts) - 32)) {
}
strncpy(opts, mount_opts, sizeof(opts) - 32);
if (strcmp(fs, "iso9660") == 0) {
flags |= MS_RDONLY;
} else if (strncmp(fs, "ext", 3) == 0) {
bool has_remount_ro = false;
char* remount_ro_start = strstr(opts, "errors=remount-ro");
if (remount_ro_start != NULL) {
char after = *(remount_ro_start + strlen("errors=remount-ro"));
char before = remount_ro_start == opts ? '\0' : *(remount_ro_start - 1);
has_remount_ro = ((before == '\0' || before == ',') && (after == '\0' || after == ','));
}
if (strstr(opts, "errors=panic") || !has_remount_ro)
strcat(opts, ",errors=continue");
} else if (strcmp(fs, "xfs") == 0) {
strcat(opts, ",nouuid");
} else if (strncmp(fs, "gfs2", 4) == 0 && (strstr(opts, "errors=panic") || strstr(opts, "debug"))) {
strcat(opts, ",errors=withdraw");
}
res = mount(source, target, fs, flags, opts);
if (res == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error_clear_loop;
}
res = open(target, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY);
if (res == -1) {
err = errno;
goto error_clear_loop;
}
if (change_dir) {
res = chdir(target);
if (res == -1) {
err = errno;
}
}
error_clear_loop:
if (need_loop_device)
reset_loop_device(loopname);
errno = err;
return res;
}
int main(void)
{
syscall(__NR_mmap, /*addr=*/0x1ffffffff000ul, /*len=*/0x1000ul, /*prot=*/0ul, /*flags=MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_PRIVATE*/0x32ul, /*fd=*/(intptr_t)-1, /*offset=*/0ul);
syscall(__NR_mmap, /*addr=*/0x200000000000ul, /*len=*/0x1000000ul, /*prot=PROT_WRITE|PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC*/7ul, /*flags=MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_PRIVATE*/0x32ul, /*fd=*/(intptr_t)-1, /*offset=*/0ul);
syscall(__NR_mmap, /*addr=*/0x200001000000ul, /*len=*/0x1000ul, /*prot=*/0ul, /*flags=MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS|MAP_PRIVATE*/0x32ul, /*fd=*/(intptr_t)-1, /*offset=*/0ul);
const char* reason;
(void)reason;
if (write(1, "executing program\n", sizeof("executing program\n") - 1)) {}
// syz_mount_image$bcachefs arguments: [
// fs: ptr[in, buffer] {
// buffer: {62 63 61 63 68 65 66 73 00} (length 0x9)
// }
// dir: ptr[in, buffer] {
// buffer: {2e 2f 66 69 6c 65 30 00} (length 0x8)
// }
// flags: mount_flags = 0x0 (8 bytes)
// opts: ptr[in, fs_options[bcachefs_options]] {
// fs_options[bcachefs_options] {
// elems: array[fs_opt_elem[bcachefs_options]] {
// }
// common: array[fs_opt_elem[fs_options_common]] {
// }
// null: const = 0x0 (1 bytes)
// }
// }
// chdir: int8 = 0x1 (1 bytes)
// size: len = 0x4932 (8 bytes)
// img: ptr[in, buffer] {
// buffer: (compressed buffer with length 0x4932)
// }
// ]
// returns fd_dir
memcpy((void*)0x200000001000, "bcachefs\000", 9);
memcpy((void*)0x200000000000, "./file0\000", 8);
*(uint8_t*)0x200000000040 = 0;
memcpy((void*)0x2000000010c0, "... [truncated large byte array] ...", 18738);
syz_mount_image(/*fs=*/0x200000001000, /*dir=*/0x200000000000, /*flags=*/0, /*opts=*/0x200000000040, /*chdir=*/1, /*size=*/0x4932, /*img=*/0x2000000010c0);
return 0;
}
Reply: The bug is an array-index-out-of-bounds read in `bch2_accounting_validate` in `fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c`.
When validating an accounting key read from the disk, the code extracts the accounting type into `acc_k.type` (which is an `__u8`) and uses it as an index into the `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array without checking if it is within the valid range (`< BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR`).
```c
bkey_fsck_err_on(bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) != bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type],
c, accounting_key_nr_counters_wrong,
"accounting key with %u counters, should be %u",
bch2_accounting_counters(k.k), bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]);
```
Since `acc_k.type` is an 8-bit unsigned integer, it can be at most 255. The `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array has 9 elements and is located in the `.rodata` section. The out-of-bounds read will access at most 246 elements (984 bytes) past the end of the array. This is well within a single page, so it is extremely unlikely to hit an unmapped page and cause a kernel panic.
The value read from the out-of-bounds memory is only used in a comparison against `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)` (which is also controlled by the attacker) and printed in an error message if they don't match. It does not cause any memory corruption, nor does it leak any sensitive information (it only leaks a few bytes of `.rodata` to the kernel log).
Therefore, this bug is **not exploitable** and does **not cause a denial of service** in production builds (where UBSAN is disabled).
The bug can be triggered by mounting a crafted bcachefs image. Since `bcachefs` does not have the `FS_USERNS_MOUNT` flag, it cannot be mounted from a user namespace. Thus, triggering the bug requires `CAP_SYS_ADMIN` in the initial user namespace, or it can be triggered via a peripheral device if the desktop environment auto-mounts the filesystem.
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Model:
Tokens:
input: 12350
output: 26
thoughts: 77
Thoughts: Okay, here's my take on that.
**Analyzing a Potential Bcachefs Vulnerability**
Alright, I've got a syzkaller report flagged for an out-of-bounds access in the bcachefs code. The specific location is `fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:238:2`. The triggering action is mounting a bcachefs image, which is always a good starting point. My first step is to dive right into that code location, `fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c` line 238, and understand what's happening. I need to figure out the context. What data structures are involved? What calculations are being performed? The goal is to immediately identify the possible conditions and inputs that are leading to this array access violation, and understand how to reproduce it and, eventually, mitigate it. It's time to start peeling back the layers.
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Args: map[File:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c]
Results: map[Contents:// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
#include "bcachefs.h"
#include "bcachefs_ioctl.h"
#include "btree_cache.h"
#include "btree_journal_iter.h"
#include "btree_update.h"
#include "btree_write_buffer.h"
#include "buckets.h"
#include "compress.h"
#include "disk_accounting.h"
#include "error.h"
#include "journal_io.h"
#include "replicas.h"
/*
* Notes on disk accounting:
*
* We have two parallel sets of counters to be concerned with, and both must be
* kept in sync.
*
* - Persistent/on disk accounting, stored in the accounting btree and updated
* via btree write buffer updates that treat new accounting keys as deltas to
* apply to existing values. But reading from a write buffer btree is
* expensive, so we also have
*
* - In memory accounting, where accounting is stored as an array of percpu
* counters, indexed by an eytzinger array of disk acounting keys/bpos (which
* are the same thing, excepting byte swabbing on big endian).
*
* Cheap to read, but non persistent.
*
* Disk accounting updates are generated by transactional triggers; these run as
* keys enter and leave the btree, and can compare old and new versions of keys;
* the output of these triggers are deltas to the various counters.
*
* Disk accounting updates are done as btree write buffer updates, where the
* counters in the disk accounting key are deltas that will be applied to the
* counter in the btree when the key is flushed by the write buffer (or journal
* replay).
*
* To do a disk accounting update:
* - initialize a disk_accounting_pos, to specify which counter is being update
* - initialize counter deltas, as an array of 1-3 s64s
* - call bch2_disk_accounting_mod()
*
* This queues up the accounting update to be done at transaction commit time.
* Underneath, it's a normal btree write buffer update.
*
* The transaction commit path is responsible for propagating updates to the in
* memory counters, with bch2_accounting_mem_mod().
*
* The commit path also assigns every disk accounting update a unique version
* number, based on the journal sequence number and offset within that journal
* buffer; this is used by journal replay to determine which updates have been
* done.
*
* The transaction commit path also ensures that replicas entry accounting
* updates are properly marked in the superblock (so that we know whether we can
* mount without data being unavailable); it will update the superblock if
* bch2_accounting_mem_mod() tells it to.
*/
static const char * const disk_accounting_type_strs[] = {
#define x(t, n, ...) [n] = #t,
BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES()
#undef x
NULL
};
static inline void __accounting_key_init(struct bkey_i *k, struct bpos pos,
s64 *d, unsigned nr)
{
struct bkey_i_accounting *acc = bkey_accounting_init(k);
acc->k.p = pos;
set_bkey_val_u64s(&acc->k, sizeof(struct bch_accounting) / sizeof(u64) + nr);
memcpy_u64s_small(acc->v.d, d, nr);
}
static inline void accounting_key_init(struct bkey_i *k, struct disk_accounting_pos *pos,
s64 *d, unsigned nr)
{
return __accounting_key_init(k, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(pos), d, nr);
}
static int bch2_accounting_update_sb_one(struct bch_fs *, struct bpos);
int bch2_disk_accounting_mod(struct btree_trans *trans,
struct disk_accounting_pos *k,
s64 *d, unsigned nr, bool gc)
{
BUG_ON(nr > BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS);
/* Normalize: */
switch (k->type) {
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
bubble_sort(k->replicas.devs, k->replicas.nr_devs, u8_cmp);
break;
}
struct bpos pos = disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(k);
if (likely(!gc)) {
struct bkey_i_accounting *a;
#if 0
for (a = btree_trans_subbuf_base(trans, &trans->accounting);
a != btree_trans_subbuf_top(trans, &trans->accounting);
a = (void *) bkey_next(&a->k_i))
if (bpos_eq(a->k.p, pos)) {
BUG_ON(nr != bch2_accounting_counters(&a->k));
acc_u64s(a->v.d, d, nr);
if (bch2_accounting_key_is_zero(accounting_i_to_s_c(a))) {
unsigned offset = (u64 *) a -
(u64 *) btree_trans_subbuf_base(trans, &trans->accounting);
trans->accounting.u64s -= a->k.u64s;
memmove_u64s_down(a,
bkey_next(&a->k_i),
trans->accounting.u64s - offset);
}
return 0;
}
#endif
unsigned u64s = sizeof(*a) / sizeof(u64) + nr;
a = bch2_trans_subbuf_alloc(trans, &trans->accounting, u64s);
int ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(a);
if (ret)
return ret;
__accounting_key_init(&a->k_i, pos, d, nr);
return 0;
} else {
struct { __BKEY_PADDED(k, BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS); } k_i;
__accounting_key_init(&k_i.k, pos, d, nr);
int ret = bch2_accounting_mem_add(trans, bkey_i_to_s_c_accounting(&k_i.k), true);
if (ret == -BCH_ERR_btree_insert_need_mark_replicas)
ret = drop_locks_do(trans,
bch2_accounting_update_sb_one(trans->c, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(k))) ?:
bch2_accounting_mem_add(trans, bkey_i_to_s_c_accounting(&k_i.k), true);
return ret;
}
}
int bch2_mod_dev_cached_sectors(struct btree_trans *trans,
unsigned dev, s64 sectors,
bool gc)
{
struct disk_accounting_pos acc;
memset(&acc, 0, sizeof(acc));
acc.type = BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas;
bch2_replicas_entry_cached(&acc.replicas, dev);
return bch2_disk_accounting_mod(trans, &acc, §ors, 1, gc);
}
static inline bool is_zero(char *start, char *end)
{
BUG_ON(start > end);
for (; start < end; start++)
if (*start)
return false;
return true;
}
#define field_end(p, member) (((void *) (&p.member)) + sizeof(p.member))
static const unsigned bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[] = {
#define x(f, id, nr) [BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_##f] = nr,
BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES()
#undef x
};
int bch2_accounting_validate(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c k,
struct bkey_validate_context from)
{
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, k.k->p);
void *end = &acc_k + 1;
int ret = 0;
bkey_fsck_err_on((from.flags & BCH_VALIDATE_commit) &&
bversion_zero(k.k->bversion),
c, accounting_key_version_0,
"accounting key with version=0");
switch (acc_k.type) {
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_nr_inodes:
end = field_end(acc_k, nr_inodes);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
end = field_end(acc_k, persistent_reserved);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
bkey_fsck_err_on(!acc_k.replicas.nr_devs,
c, accounting_key_replicas_nr_devs_0,
"accounting key replicas entry with nr_devs=0");
bkey_fsck_err_on(acc_k.replicas.nr_required > acc_k.replicas.nr_devs ||
(acc_k.replicas.nr_required > 1 &&
acc_k.replicas.nr_required == acc_k.replicas.nr_devs),
c, accounting_key_replicas_nr_required_bad,
"accounting key replicas entry with bad nr_required");
for (unsigned i = 0; i + 1 < acc_k.replicas.nr_devs; i++)
bkey_fsck_err_on(acc_k.replicas.devs[i] >= acc_k.replicas.devs[i + 1],
c, accounting_key_replicas_devs_unsorted,
"accounting key replicas entry with unsorted devs");
end = (void *) &acc_k.replicas + replicas_entry_bytes(&acc_k.replicas);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type:
end = field_end(acc_k, dev_data_type);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_compression:
end = field_end(acc_k, compression);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_snapshot:
end = field_end(acc_k, snapshot);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_btree:
end = field_end(acc_k, btree);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_rebalance_work:
end = field_end(acc_k, rebalance_work);
break;
}
bkey_fsck_err_on(!is_zero(end, (void *) (&acc_k + 1)),
c, accounting_key_junk_at_end,
"junk at end of accounting key");
bkey_fsck_err_on(bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) != bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type],
c, accounting_key_nr_counters_wrong,
"accounting key with %u counters, should be %u",
bch2_accounting_counters(k.k), bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]);
fsck_err:
return ret;
}
void bch2_accounting_key_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct disk_accounting_pos *k)
{
if (k->type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR) {
prt_printf(out, "unknown type %u", k->type);
return;
}
prt_str(out, disk_accounting_type_strs[k->type]);
prt_str(out, " ");
switch (k->type) {
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_nr_inodes:
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
prt_printf(out, "replicas=%u", k->persistent_reserved.nr_replicas);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
bch2_replicas_entry_to_text(out, &k->replicas);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type:
prt_printf(out, "dev=%u data_type=", k->dev_data_type.dev);
bch2_prt_data_type(out, k->dev_data_type.data_type);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_compression:
bch2_prt_compression_type(out, k->compression.type);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_snapshot:
prt_printf(out, "id=%u", k->snapshot.id);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_btree:
prt_str(out, "btree=");
bch2_btree_id_to_text(out, k->btree.id);
break;
}
}
void bch2_accounting_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c k)
{
struct bkey_s_c_accounting acc = bkey_s_c_to_accounting(k);
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, k.k->p);
bch2_accounting_key_to_text(out, &acc_k);
for (unsigned i = 0; i < bch2_accounting_counters(k.k); i++)
prt_printf(out, " %lli", acc.v->d[i]);
}
void bch2_accounting_swab(struct bkey_s k)
{
for (u64 *p = (u64 *) k.v;
p < (u64 *) bkey_val_end(k);
p++)
*p = swab64(*p);
}
static inline void __accounting_to_replicas(struct bch_replicas_entry_v1 *r,
struct disk_accounting_pos *acc)
{
unsafe_memcpy(r, &acc->replicas,
replicas_entry_bytes(&acc->replicas),
"variable length struct");
}
static inline bool accounting_to_replicas(struct bch_replicas_entry_v1 *r, struct bpos p)
{
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, p);
switch (acc_k.type) {
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
__accounting_to_replicas(r, &acc_k);
return true;
default:
return false;
}
}
static int bch2_accounting_update_sb_one(struct bch_fs *c, struct bpos p)
{
union bch_replicas_padded r;
return accounting_to_replicas(&r.e, p)
? bch2_mark_replicas(c, &r.e)
: 0;
}
/*
* Ensure accounting keys being updated are present in the superblock, when
* applicable (i.e. replicas updates)
*/
int bch2_accounting_update_sb(struct btree_trans *trans)
{
for (struct bkey_i *i = btree_trans_subbuf_base(trans, &trans->accounting);
i != btree_trans_subbuf_top(trans, &trans->accounting);
i = bkey_next(i)) {
int ret = bch2_accounting_update_sb_one(trans->c, i->k.p);
if (ret)
return ret;
}
return 0;
}
static int __bch2_accounting_mem_insert(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c_accounting a)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
/* raced with another insert, already present: */
if (eytzinger0_find(acc->k.data, acc->k.nr, sizeof(acc->k.data[0]),
accounting_pos_cmp, &a.k->p) < acc->k.nr)
return 0;
struct accounting_mem_entry n = {
.pos = a.k->p,
.bversion = a.k->bversion,
.nr_counters = bch2_accounting_counters(a.k),
.v[0] = __alloc_percpu_gfp(n.nr_counters * sizeof(u64),
sizeof(u64), GFP_KERNEL),
};
if (!n.v[0])
goto err;
if (acc->gc_running) {
n.v[1] = __alloc_percpu_gfp(n.nr_counters * sizeof(u64),
sizeof(u64), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!n.v[1])
goto err;
}
if (darray_push(&acc->k, n))
goto err;
eytzinger0_sort(acc->k.data, acc->k.nr, sizeof(acc->k.data[0]),
accounting_pos_cmp, NULL);
if (trace_accounting_mem_insert_enabled()) {
struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
bch2_accounting_to_text(&buf, c, a.s_c);
trace_accounting_mem_insert(c, buf.buf);
printbuf_exit(&buf);
}
return 0;
err:
free_percpu(n.v[1]);
free_percpu(n.v[0]);
return bch_err_throw(c, ENOMEM_disk_accounting);
}
int bch2_accounting_mem_insert(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c_accounting a,
enum bch_accounting_mode mode)
{
union bch_replicas_padded r;
if (mode != BCH_ACCOUNTING_read &&
accounting_to_replicas(&r.e, a.k->p) &&
!bch2_replicas_marked_locked(c, &r.e))
return bch_err_throw(c, btree_insert_need_mark_replicas);
percpu_up_read(&c->mark_lock);
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
int ret = __bch2_accounting_mem_insert(c, a);
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
percpu_down_read(&c->mark_lock);
return ret;
}
int bch2_accounting_mem_insert_locked(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c_accounting a,
enum bch_accounting_mode mode)
{
union bch_replicas_padded r;
if (mode != BCH_ACCOUNTING_read &&
accounting_to_replicas(&r.e, a.k->p) &&
!bch2_replicas_marked_locked(c, &r.e))
return bch_err_throw(c, btree_insert_need_mark_replicas);
return __bch2_accounting_mem_insert(c, a);
}
static bool accounting_mem_entry_is_zero(struct accounting_mem_entry *e)
{
for (unsigned i = 0; i < e->nr_counters; i++)
if (percpu_u64_get(e->v[0] + i) ||
(e->v[1] &&
percpu_u64_get(e->v[1] + i)))
return false;
return true;
}
void bch2_accounting_mem_gc(struct bch_fs *c)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
struct accounting_mem_entry *dst = acc->k.data;
darray_for_each(acc->k, src) {
if (accounting_mem_entry_is_zero(src)) {
free_percpu(src->v[0]);
free_percpu(src->v[1]);
} else {
*dst++ = *src;
}
}
acc->k.nr = dst - acc->k.data;
eytzinger0_sort(acc->k.data, acc->k.nr, sizeof(acc->k.data[0]),
accounting_pos_cmp, NULL);
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
}
/*
* Read out accounting keys for replicas entries, as an array of
* bch_replicas_usage entries.
*
* Note: this may be deprecated/removed at smoe point in the future and replaced
* with something more general, it exists to support the ioctl used by the
* 'bcachefs fs usage' command.
*/
int bch2_fs_replicas_usage_read(struct bch_fs *c, darray_char *usage)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
int ret = 0;
darray_init(usage);
percpu_down_read(&c->mark_lock);
darray_for_each(acc->k, i) {
union {
u8 bytes[struct_size_t(struct bch_replicas_usage, r.devs,
BCH_BKEY_PTRS_MAX)];
struct bch_replicas_usage r;
} u;
u.r.r.nr_devs = BCH_BKEY_PTRS_MAX;
if (!accounting_to_replicas(&u.r.r, i->pos))
continue;
u64 sectors;
bch2_accounting_mem_read_counters(acc, i - acc->k.data, §ors, 1, false);
u.r.sectors = sectors;
ret = darray_make_room(usage, replicas_usage_bytes(&u.r));
if (ret)
break;
memcpy(&darray_top(*usage), &u.r, replicas_usage_bytes(&u.r));
usage->nr += replicas_usage_bytes(&u.r);
}
percpu_up_read(&c->mark_lock);
if (ret)
darray_exit(usage);
return ret;
}
int bch2_fs_accounting_read(struct bch_fs *c, darray_char *out_buf, unsigned accounting_types_mask)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
int ret = 0;
darray_init(out_buf);
percpu_down_read(&c->mark_lock);
darray_for_each(acc->k, i) {
struct disk_accounting_pos a_p;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&a_p, i->pos);
if (!(accounting_types_mask & BIT(a_p.type)))
continue;
ret = darray_make_room(out_buf, sizeof(struct bkey_i_accounting) +
sizeof(u64) * i->nr_counters);
if (ret)
break;
struct bkey_i_accounting *a_out =
bkey_accounting_init((void *) &darray_top(*out_buf));
set_bkey_val_u64s(&a_out->k, i->nr_counters);
a_out->k.p = i->pos;
bch2_accounting_mem_read_counters(acc, i - acc->k.data,
a_out->v.d, i->nr_counters, false);
if (!bch2_accounting_key_is_zero(accounting_i_to_s_c(a_out)))
out_buf->nr += bkey_bytes(&a_out->k);
}
percpu_up_read(&c->mark_lock);
if (ret)
darray_exit(out_buf);
return ret;
}
static void bch2_accounting_free_counters(struct bch_accounting_mem *acc, bool gc)
{
darray_for_each(acc->k, e) {
free_percpu(e->v[gc]);
e->v[gc] = NULL;
}
}
int bch2_gc_accounting_start(struct bch_fs *c)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
int ret = 0;
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
darray_for_each(acc->k, e) {
e->v[1] = __alloc_percpu_gfp(e->nr_counters * sizeof(u64),
sizeof(u64), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!e->v[1]) {
bch2_accounting_free_counters(acc, true);
ret = bch_err_throw(c, ENOMEM_disk_accounting);
break;
}
}
acc->gc_running = !ret;
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
return ret;
}
int bch2_gc_accounting_done(struct bch_fs *c)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
struct btree_trans *trans = bch2_trans_get(c);
struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
struct bpos pos = POS_MIN;
int ret = 0;
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
while (1) {
unsigned idx = eytzinger0_find_ge(acc->k.data, acc->k.nr, sizeof(acc->k.data[0]),
accounting_pos_cmp, &pos);
if (idx >= acc->k.nr)
break;
struct accounting_mem_entry *e = acc->k.data + idx;
pos = bpos_successor(e->pos);
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, e->pos);
if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
continue;
u64 src_v[BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS];
u64 dst_v[BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS];
unsigned nr = e->nr_counters;
bch2_accounting_mem_read_counters(acc, idx, dst_v, nr, false);
bch2_accounting_mem_read_counters(acc, idx, src_v, nr, true);
if (memcmp(dst_v, src_v, nr * sizeof(u64))) {
printbuf_reset(&buf);
prt_str(&buf, "accounting mismatch for ");
bch2_accounting_key_to_text(&buf, &acc_k);
prt_str(&buf, ":\n got");
for (unsigned j = 0; j < nr; j++)
prt_printf(&buf, " %llu", dst_v[j]);
prt_str(&buf, "\nshould be");
for (unsigned j = 0; j < nr; j++)
prt_printf(&buf, " %llu", src_v[j]);
for (unsigned j = 0; j < nr; j++)
src_v[j] -= dst_v[j];
bch2_trans_unlock_long(trans);
if (fsck_err(c, accounting_mismatch, "%s", buf.buf)) {
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
ret = commit_do(trans, NULL, NULL, 0,
bch2_disk_accounting_mod(trans, &acc_k, src_v, nr, false));
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
if (ret)
goto err;
if (!test_bit(BCH_FS_may_go_rw, &c->flags)) {
memset(&trans->fs_usage_delta, 0, sizeof(trans->fs_usage_delta));
struct { __BKEY_PADDED(k, BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS); } k_i;
accounting_key_init(&k_i.k, &acc_k, src_v, nr);
bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked(trans,
bkey_i_to_s_c_accounting(&k_i.k),
BCH_ACCOUNTING_normal, true);
preempt_disable();
struct bch_fs_usage_base *dst = this_cpu_ptr(c->usage);
struct bch_fs_usage_base *src = &trans->fs_usage_delta;
acc_u64s((u64 *) dst, (u64 *) src, sizeof(*src) / sizeof(u64));
preempt_enable();
}
}
}
}
err:
fsck_err:
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
printbuf_exit(&buf);
bch2_trans_put(trans);
bch_err_fn(c, ret);
return ret;
}
static int accounting_read_key(struct btree_trans *trans, struct bkey_s_c k)
{
struct bch_fs *c = trans->c;
if (k.k->type != KEY_TYPE_accounting)
return 0;
percpu_down_read(&c->mark_lock);
int ret = bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked(trans, bkey_s_c_to_accounting(k),
BCH_ACCOUNTING_read, false);
percpu_up_read(&c->mark_lock);
return ret;
}
static int bch2_disk_accounting_validate_late(struct btree_trans *trans,
struct disk_accounting_pos *acc,
u64 *v, unsigned nr)
{
struct bch_fs *c = trans->c;
struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
int ret = 0, invalid_dev = -1;
switch (acc->type) {
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas: {
union bch_replicas_padded r;
__accounting_to_replicas(&r.e, acc);
for (unsigned i = 0; i < r.e.nr_devs; i++)
if (r.e.devs[i] != BCH_SB_MEMBER_INVALID &&
!bch2_dev_exists(c, r.e.devs[i])) {
invalid_dev = r.e.devs[i];
goto invalid_device;
}
/*
* All replicas entry checks except for invalid device are done
* in bch2_accounting_validate
*/
BUG_ON(bch2_replicas_entry_validate(&r.e, c, &buf));
if (fsck_err_on(!bch2_replicas_marked_locked(c, &r.e),
trans, accounting_replicas_not_marked,
"accounting not marked in superblock replicas\n%s",
(printbuf_reset(&buf),
bch2_accounting_key_to_text(&buf, acc),
buf.buf))) {
/*
* We're not RW yet and still single threaded, dropping
* and retaking lock is ok:
*/
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
ret = bch2_mark_replicas(c, &r.e);
if (ret)
goto fsck_err;
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
}
break;
}
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type:
if (!bch2_dev_exists(c, acc->dev_data_type.dev)) {
invalid_dev = acc->dev_data_type.dev;
goto invalid_device;
}
break;
}
fsck_err:
printbuf_exit(&buf);
return ret;
invalid_device:
if (fsck_err(trans, accounting_to_invalid_device,
"accounting entry points to invalid device %i\n%s",
invalid_dev,
(printbuf_reset(&buf),
bch2_accounting_key_to_text(&buf, acc),
buf.buf))) {
for (unsigned i = 0; i < nr; i++)
v[i] = -v[i];
ret = commit_do(trans, NULL, NULL, 0,
bch2_disk_accounting_mod(trans, acc, v, nr, false)) ?:
-BCH_ERR_remove_disk_accounting_entry;
} else {
ret = bch_err_throw(c, remove_disk_accounting_entry);
}
goto fsck_err;
}
/*
* At startup time, initialize the in memory accounting from the btree (and
* journal)
*/
int bch2_accounting_read(struct bch_fs *c)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
struct btree_trans *trans = bch2_trans_get(c);
struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
/*
* We might run more than once if we rewind to start topology repair or
* btree node scan - and those might cause us to get different results,
* so we can't just skip if we've already run.
*
* Instead, zero out any accounting we have:
*/
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
darray_for_each(acc->k, e)
percpu_memset(e->v[0], 0, sizeof(u64) * e->nr_counters);
for_each_member_device(c, ca)
percpu_memset(ca->usage, 0, sizeof(*ca->usage));
percpu_memset(c->usage, 0, sizeof(*c->usage));
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
struct btree_iter iter;
bch2_trans_iter_init(trans, &iter, BTREE_ID_accounting, POS_MIN,
BTREE_ITER_prefetch|BTREE_ITER_all_snapshots);
iter.flags &= ~BTREE_ITER_with_journal;
int ret = for_each_btree_key_continue(trans, iter,
BTREE_ITER_prefetch|BTREE_ITER_all_snapshots, k, ({
struct bkey u;
struct bkey_s_c k = bch2_btree_path_peek_slot_exact(btree_iter_path(trans, &iter), &u);
if (k.k->type != KEY_TYPE_accounting)
continue;
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, k.k->p);
if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
break;
if (!bch2_accounting_is_mem(&acc_k)) {
struct disk_accounting_pos next;
memset(&next, 0, sizeof(next));
next.type = acc_k.type + 1;
bch2_btree_iter_set_pos(trans, &iter, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(&next));
continue;
}
accounting_read_key(trans, k);
}));
if (ret)
goto err;
struct journal_keys *keys = &c->journal_keys;
struct journal_key *dst = keys->data;
move_gap(keys, keys->nr);
darray_for_each(*keys, i) {
if (i->k->k.type == KEY_TYPE_accounting) {
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, i->k->k.p);
if (!bch2_accounting_is_mem(&acc_k))
continue;
struct bkey_s_c k = bkey_i_to_s_c(i->k);
unsigned idx = eytzinger0_find(acc->k.data, acc->k.nr,
sizeof(acc->k.data[0]),
accounting_pos_cmp, &k.k->p);
bool applied = idx < acc->k.nr &&
bversion_cmp(acc->k.data[idx].bversion, k.k->bversion) >= 0;
if (applied)
continue;
if (i + 1 < &darray_top(*keys) &&
i[1].k->k.type == KEY_TYPE_accounting &&
!journal_key_cmp(i, i + 1)) {
WARN_ON(bversion_cmp(i[0].k->k.bversion, i[1].k->k.bversion) >= 0);
i[1].journal_seq = i[0].journal_seq;
bch2_accounting_accumulate(bkey_i_to_accounting(i[1].k),
bkey_s_c_to_accounting(k));
continue;
}
ret = accounting_read_key(trans, k);
if (ret)
goto err;
}
*dst++ = *i;
}
keys->gap = keys->nr = dst - keys->data;
percpu_down_write(&c->mark_lock);
darray_for_each_reverse(acc->k, i) {
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, i->pos);
u64 v[BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS];
memset(v, 0, sizeof(v));
for (unsigned j = 0; j < i->nr_counters; j++)
v[j] = percpu_u64_get(i->v[0] + j);
/*
* If the entry counters are zeroed, it should be treated as
* nonexistent - it might point to an invalid device.
*
* Remove it, so that if it's re-added it gets re-marked in the
* superblock:
*/
ret = bch2_is_zero(v, sizeof(v[0]) * i->nr_counters)
? -BCH_ERR_remove_disk_accounting_entry
: bch2_disk_accounting_validate_late(trans, &acc_k, v, i->nr_counters);
if (ret == -BCH_ERR_remove_disk_accounting_entry) {
free_percpu(i->v[0]);
free_percpu(i->v[1]);
darray_remove_item(&acc->k, i);
ret = 0;
continue;
}
if (ret)
goto fsck_err;
}
eytzinger0_sort(acc->k.data, acc->k.nr, sizeof(acc->k.data[0]),
accounting_pos_cmp, NULL);
preempt_disable();
struct bch_fs_usage_base *usage = this_cpu_ptr(c->usage);
for (unsigned i = 0; i < acc->k.nr; i++) {
struct disk_accounting_pos k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&k, acc->k.data[i].pos);
u64 v[BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS];
bch2_accounting_mem_read_counters(acc, i, v, ARRAY_SIZE(v), false);
switch (k.type) {
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
usage->reserved += v[0] * k.persistent_reserved.nr_replicas;
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
fs_usage_data_type_to_base(usage, k.replicas.data_type, v[0]);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type: {
guard(rcu)();
struct bch_dev *ca = bch2_dev_rcu_noerror(c, k.dev_data_type.dev);
if (ca) {
struct bch_dev_usage_type __percpu *d = &ca->usage->d[k.dev_data_type.data_type];
percpu_u64_set(&d->buckets, v[0]);
percpu_u64_set(&d->sectors, v[1]);
percpu_u64_set(&d->fragmented, v[2]);
if (k.dev_data_type.data_type == BCH_DATA_sb ||
k.dev_data_type.data_type == BCH_DATA_journal)
usage->hidden += v[0] * ca->mi.bucket_size;
}
break;
}
}
}
preempt_enable();
fsck_err:
percpu_up_write(&c->mark_lock);
err:
printbuf_exit(&buf);
bch2_trans_put(trans);
bch_err_fn(c, ret);
return ret;
}
int bch2_dev_usage_remove(struct bch_fs *c, unsigned dev)
{
return bch2_trans_run(c,
bch2_btree_write_buffer_flush_sync(trans) ?:
for_each_btree_key_commit(trans, iter, BTREE_ID_accounting, POS_MIN,
BTREE_ITER_all_snapshots, k, NULL, NULL, 0, ({
struct disk_accounting_pos acc;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc, k.k->p);
acc.type == BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type &&
acc.dev_data_type.dev == dev
? bch2_btree_bit_mod_buffered(trans, BTREE_ID_accounting, k.k->p, 0)
: 0;
})) ?:
bch2_btree_write_buffer_flush_sync(trans));
}
int bch2_dev_usage_init(struct bch_dev *ca, bool gc)
{
struct bch_fs *c = ca->fs;
u64 v[3] = { ca->mi.nbuckets - ca->mi.first_bucket, 0, 0 };
int ret = bch2_trans_do(c, ({
bch2_disk_accounting_mod2(trans, gc,
v, dev_data_type,
.dev = ca->dev_idx,
.data_type = BCH_DATA_free) ?:
(!gc ? bch2_trans_commit(trans, NULL, NULL, 0) : 0);
}));
bch_err_fn(c, ret);
return ret;
}
void bch2_verify_accounting_clean(struct bch_fs *c)
{
bool mismatch = false;
struct bch_fs_usage_base base = {}, base_inmem = {};
bch2_trans_run(c,
for_each_btree_key(trans, iter,
BTREE_ID_accounting, POS_MIN,
BTREE_ITER_all_snapshots, k, ({
u64 v[BCH_ACCOUNTING_MAX_COUNTERS];
struct bkey_s_c_accounting a = bkey_s_c_to_accounting(k);
unsigned nr = bch2_accounting_counters(k.k);
struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, k.k->p);
if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
break;
if (!bch2_accounting_is_mem(&acc_k)) {
struct disk_accounting_pos next;
memset(&next, 0, sizeof(next));
next.type = acc_k.type + 1;
bch2_btree_iter_set_pos(trans, &iter, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(&next));
continue;
}
bch2_accounting_mem_read(c, k.k->p, v, nr);
if (memcmp(a.v->d, v, nr * sizeof(u64))) {
struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
bch2_bkey_val_to_text(&buf, c, k);
prt_str(&buf, " !=");
for (unsigned j = 0; j < nr; j++)
prt_printf(&buf, " %llu", v[j]);
pr_err("%s", buf.buf);
printbuf_exit(&buf);
mismatch = true;
}
switch (acc_k.type) {
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
base.reserved += acc_k.persistent_reserved.nr_replicas * a.v->d[0];
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
fs_usage_data_type_to_base(&base, acc_k.replicas.data_type, a.v->d[0]);
break;
case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type:
{
guard(rcu)(); /* scoped guard is a loop, and doesn't play nicely with continue */
struct bch_dev *ca = bch2_dev_rcu_noerror(c, acc_k.dev_data_type.dev);
if (!ca)
continue;
v[0] = percpu_u64_get(&ca->usage->d[acc_k.dev_data_type.data_type].buckets);
v[1] = percpu_u64_get(&ca->usage->d[acc_k.dev_data_type.data_type].sectors);
v[2] = percpu_u64_get(&ca->usage->d[acc_k.dev_data_type.data_type].fragmented);
}
if (memcmp(a.v->d, v, 3 * sizeof(u64))) {
struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
bch2_bkey_val_to_text(&buf, c, k);
prt_str(&buf, " in mem");
for (unsigned j = 0; j < nr; j++)
prt_printf(&buf, " %llu", v[j]);
pr_err("dev accounting mismatch: %s", buf.buf);
printbuf_exit(&buf);
mismatch = true;
}
}
0;
})));
acc_u64s_percpu(&base_inmem.hidden, &c->usage->hidden, sizeof(base_inmem) / sizeof(u64));
#define check(x) \
if (base.x != base_inmem.x) { \
pr_err("fs_usage_base.%s mismatch: %llu != %llu", #x, base.x, base_inmem.x); \
mismatch = true; \
}
//check(hidden);
check(btree);
check(data);
check(cached);
check(reserved);
check(nr_inodes);
WARN_ON(mismatch);
}
void bch2_accounting_gc_free(struct bch_fs *c)
{
lockdep_assert_held(&c->mark_lock);
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
bch2_accounting_free_counters(acc, true);
acc->gc_running = false;
}
void bch2_fs_accounting_exit(struct bch_fs *c)
{
struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
bch2_accounting_free_counters(acc, false);
darray_exit(&acc->k);
}
]
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 24708
output: 50
thoughts: 992
Thoughts: **Analyzing the bch2_accounting_validate Function**
Okay, so I'm looking at this `bch2_accounting_validate` function and it's crashing. The crash is happening right here, within the bounds checking of the `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array, specifically at the `[acc_k.type]` index. My initial thought is to figure out what could possibly cause the index to be out-of-bounds.
Let's break this down. `acc_k` seems to be a `disk_accounting_pos` struct. The code is pulling `acc_k.type` and using that to index into `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters`. The problem is that `acc_k.type` is 175, and from the information provided, `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` is an array of size 9. That's a classic out-of-bounds access.
The code seems to be validating an accounting key. It checks for some consistency errors, such as a zero version on a committed key, and checks for junk at the end of the accounting key. It does a series of checks based on the `acc_k.type` field. The code then checks if the number of counters in the key matches the expected number based on the key type. The out-of-bounds read happens in the counter validation step.
My immediate focus is on how `acc_k.type` is populated. The code uses `bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos` to calculate the start address of `acc_k`. The issue must come from the value that `bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos` is assigning to the `type` field. The rest of the validation logic is pretty straightforward conditional checks and calculations. So I'll trace `bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos` next to understand how `acc_k.type` could end up with this invalid value of 175.
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
codesearch-definition-source |
0m
Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c IncludeLines:true Name:bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos]
Results: map[SourceCode: 66: static inline void bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(struct disk_accounting_pos *acc, struct bpos p)
67: {
68: BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*acc) != sizeof(p));
69:
70: #if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
71: acc->_pad = p;
72: #else
73: memcpy_swab(acc, &p, sizeof(p));
74: #endif
75: }
SourceFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h]
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| 10/2 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 26365
output: 45
thoughts: 10
Thoughts: Okay, here's my interpretation of that thought process, assuming I'm an expert in this field, presented as a first-person summary:
**Analyzing `struct disk_accounting_pos`**
Alright, let's break this down. When I see `struct disk_accounting_pos`, my mind immediately goes to the underlying disk accounting mechanisms. It's designed to track a position within disk data related to accounting, likely for some sort of resource tracking. I'm already mentally forming hypotheses about what kind of information it *must* contain:
* I'm betting this isn't just a simple file offset. It's probably more sophisticated than that, likely encompassing sectors, logical block addresses (LBAs), or even potentially some kind of partition information if it's operating at that level. A straight file offset would be too simplistic for proper accounting, or likely would only be part of the whole structure.
* I'm expecting some form of timestamp or sequence number. Time is critical for accurate accounting ā knowing *when* the activity happened is fundamental for analysis. Sequence numbers could handle concurrent reads/writes and prevent confusion.
* The structure will likely need to store the data associated with the data at the location: the size of data, possibly some flags, information on the file or process associated with that data.
* The data structure likely accounts for different block sizes and how to track those.
* If we're dealing with a sophisticated storage system, there might be fields for things like checksums, metadata pointers, or even information related to RAID configurations, though those might be handled higher up the stack.
* I'm also considering the potential for this structure to be used within a larger data structure or linked list, and the implications that has for how it's accessed, updated, and persisted. Think concurrency concerns and the need for proper locking mechanisms.
So, overall, my first impression is that this `struct disk_accounting_pos` is not just a simple pointer, but a carefully designed data structure. I'll need to look at the surrounding code to determine its specific use cases and implementation details to gain a thorough understanding.
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
codesearch-definition-source |
0m
Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h IncludeLines:true Name:disk_accounting_pos]
Results: map[SourceCode: 205: struct disk_accounting_pos {
206: union {
207: struct {
208: __u8 type;
209: union {
210: struct bch_acct_nr_inodes nr_inodes;
211: struct bch_acct_persistent_reserved persistent_reserved;
212: struct bch_replicas_entry_v1 replicas;
213: struct bch_acct_dev_data_type dev_data_type;
214: struct bch_acct_compression compression;
215: struct bch_acct_snapshot snapshot;
216: struct bch_acct_btree btree;
217: struct bch_acct_rebalance_work rebalance_work;
218: struct bch_acct_inum inum;
219: } __packed;
220: } __packed;
221: struct bpos _pad;
222: };
223: };
SourceFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h]
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| 12/2 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 27203
output: 51
thoughts: 127
Thoughts: **Analyzing Potential Vulnerability in Disk Read Operation**
Okay, so I'm looking at how `acc_k.type` is determined, and it seems straightforward enough initially. It's essentially derived from `struct bpos p`, which, in turn, is directly pulled from `k.k->p`. The tricky bit is that `k.k->p` is actually read from the disk as a `struct bpos`. This immediately flags a potential issue, as anything residing on disk can be manipulated.
Therefore, `acc_k.type` could, in principle, contain any value imaginable. This is a red flag. If `acc_k.type` is out of the defined bounds for the array, then a call like `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]` becomes a clear out-of-bounds read vulnerability. This could lead to a crash, information leak, or potential control flow manipulation depending on what's accessible in memory. I need to take a closer look at `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` itself.
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| 13/2 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
codesearch-definition-source |
0m
Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c IncludeLines:true Name:bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters]
Results: map[SourceCode: 173: static const unsigned bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[] = {
174: #define x(f, id, nr) [BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_##f] = nr,
175: BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES()
176: #undef x
177: };
SourceFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c]
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| 14/2 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 27740
output: 49
thoughts: 13
Thoughts: Okay, here's my summary, taking on the persona you requested:
**Understanding BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES**
Alright, let's break down `BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES`. This seems like a crucial data structure, probably an enumerated type, defining the different ways we track disk usage and accounting within this BCH (likely meaning a block chain) system. Thinking about the implications, this is fundamental.
I'm immediately considering the potential use cases it supports. Is this for reporting, quota management, auditing, or perhaps a combination? What are the *specific* accounting methods represented? Could this include things like raw bytes stored, compressed sizes, metadata overhead, or even logical vs. physical disk space considerations? Are we accounting for different *types* of data, maybe transactions, blocks, state data, indexes, or perhaps even historical data retention?
The specific options in this list would tell me a lot. Are there granular distinctions? For instance, does it separate out temporary versus persistent storage accounting? And how is it supposed to be used? It's essential that these are clearly defined and that the selection of which one to use is clear and consistent throughout the system.
I'm anticipating that understanding the various types will provide me with the ability to ensure the integrity of the information. I can start to think about what other structures might interact with this. Is there a `BCH_DISK_USAGE` struct? What functions or methods utilize this type to interpret or filter data? Are there implications for performance? Does one accounting method require significantly more overhead than another?
In short, knowing the nuances of `BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES` is going to be vital for fully grasping the disk management and the accuracy of any reporting I receive within this BCH implementation. It's a key piece of the puzzle.
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| 15/2 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
codesearch-definition-source |
0m
Error:
Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c IncludeLines:true Name:BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES]
Results: map[SourceCode: SourceFile:]
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| 16/2 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 28205
output: 23
thoughts: 16
Thoughts: Here's my thought process, as it is:
**Hunting for Disk Accounting Types**
Okay, so I need to find where the system defines `BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES`. This suggests I'm dealing with some kind of disk space accounting within the BCH (Bitcoin Cash) codebase, likely C or C++. My gut tells me this is probably a macro or enum definition, because that's the typical way you structure such constants. I'm going to reach for `grep` immediately. It's the quickest and dirtiest way to pinpoint the exact location. I'll need to figure out what files to search in, but assuming this is well-organized, the top-level directory of the project is a good start. From there, I'll likely need to either specify a deeper directory containing "include" or "src" files that might contain the header or source files that would house this type definition. The specific options I'll use depend on the project, but I'll make sure it's recursive, and I might need to ignore case or include additional files if there are a wide number of possible file types. I expect the first result to be quite likely the relevant source code. I need that location, pronto!
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| 17/2 |
2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
grepper |
0m
Args: map[Expression:BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES]
Results: map[Output:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=64=static const char * const disk_accounting_type_strs[] = {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-65-#define x(t, n, ...) [n] = #t,
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:66: BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES()
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-67-#undef x
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=173=static const unsigned bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[] = {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-174-#define x(f, id, nr) [BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_##f] = nr,
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:175: BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES()
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-176-#undef x
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h=87=static inline bool data_type_is_hidden(enum bch_data_type type)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h-103-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h:104:#define BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES() \
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h-105- x(nr_inodes, 0, 1) \
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h=115=enum disk_accounting_type {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h-116-#define x(f, nr, ...) BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_##f = nr,
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h:117: BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPES()
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting_format.h-118-#undef x
]
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
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Model:
Tokens:
input: 28996
output: 49
thoughts: 310
Thoughts: **Analyzing a Potential Out-of-Bounds Read**
Okay, so I'm looking at this code and immediately see a potential issue with array indexing. `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` has a size of 9, and the line `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]` is the problem child. This is a read, and it's being passed to `bkey_fsck_err_on`.
If `acc_k.type` is greater than or equal to 9, we'll be reading outside the bounds of the array. The question is, what's *after* that array in memory? I need to think this through carefully. Looks like itās just some other read-only data, in `.rodata`, which shouldnāt be a huge risk, but definitely needs to be looked at!
The value we read from the out-of-bounds location is then compared with `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)`. If they *don't* match, the code prints an error message, which is good, and it returns `ret`, which, as far as I can see, is 0 unless `bkey_fsck_err_on` modifies it.
Now, `bkey_fsck_err_on` is a macro, not a function call. It's time to check how itās defined to be absolutely sure what's going on with the return value. I need to understand what this macro does precisely to determine the full impact of this out-of-bounds read. Let's see...
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
codesearch-definition-source |
0m
Error:
Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c IncludeLines:true Name:bkey_fsck_err_on]
Results: map[SourceCode: SourceFile:]
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 29727
output: 24
thoughts: 16
Thoughts: Here's a summary of my thought process, as if I were the one thinking it:
**Diving into the Error Code Hunt**
Alright, time to troubleshoot this. My immediate thought is, "Let's track down the root cause of this issue." Given the context, my instinct is to start by searching the code for `bkey_fsck_err_on`. That seems like a likely candidate for a critical error condition related to the file system check, or *fsck* if you will. I'll use `grep`, the classic and reliable tool. I expect that will turn up the relevant code locations and, ideally, give me a better understanding of what's going wrong. From there, I can start to formulate a hypothesis. This grep will hopefully provide the context needed for diagnosis. Let's see what we find.
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
grepper |
0m
Args: map[Expression:define bkey_fsck_err_on]
Results: map[Output:fs/bcachefs/error.h=169=do { \
--
fs/bcachefs/error.h-179-
fs/bcachefs/error.h:180:#define bkey_fsck_err_on(cond, ...) \
fs/bcachefs/error.h-181-do { \
]
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 30042
output: 24
thoughts: 15
Thoughts: Here's a summary of my thought process:
**Diving into bcachefs/error.h**
Okay, time to get a handle on the error handling within bcachefs. My first step is to crack open `fs/bcachefs/error.h`. This is usually the go-to place for defining and documenting the error codes the filesystem uses. I want to see how they've structured things ā are they using specific error domains, are there any custom error code ranges, what's their general philosophy on error classification? Understanding the base definitions here is crucial for understanding the rest of the codebase and any debugging that comes up. From there, I can get a better grip on how errors are propagated and handled throughout the filesystem and begin to anticipate where I might find particular issues or interesting patterns.
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
tool |
read-file |
0m
Args: map[File:fs/bcachefs/error.h]
Results: map[Contents:/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
#ifndef _BCACHEFS_ERROR_H
#define _BCACHEFS_ERROR_H
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/printk.h>
#include "bkey_types.h"
#include "sb-errors.h"
struct bch_dev;
struct bch_fs;
struct work_struct;
/*
* XXX: separate out errors that indicate on disk data is inconsistent, and flag
* superblock as such
*/
/* Error messages: */
void __bch2_log_msg_start(const char *, struct printbuf *);
static inline void bch2_log_msg_start(struct bch_fs *c, struct printbuf *out)
{
__bch2_log_msg_start(c->name, out);
}
/*
* Inconsistency errors: The on disk data is inconsistent. If these occur during
* initial recovery, they don't indicate a bug in the running code - we walk all
* the metadata before modifying anything. If they occur at runtime, they
* indicate either a bug in the running code or (less likely) data is being
* silently corrupted under us.
*
* XXX: audit all inconsistent errors and make sure they're all recoverable, in
* BCH_ON_ERROR_CONTINUE mode
*/
bool __bch2_inconsistent_error(struct bch_fs *, struct printbuf *);
bool bch2_inconsistent_error(struct bch_fs *);
__printf(2, 3)
bool bch2_fs_inconsistent(struct bch_fs *, const char *, ...);
#define bch2_fs_inconsistent_on(cond, ...) \
({ \
bool _ret = unlikely(!!(cond)); \
if (_ret) \
bch2_fs_inconsistent(__VA_ARGS__); \
_ret; \
})
__printf(2, 3)
bool bch2_trans_inconsistent(struct btree_trans *, const char *, ...);
#define bch2_trans_inconsistent_on(cond, ...) \
({ \
bool _ret = unlikely(!!(cond)); \
if (_ret) \
bch2_trans_inconsistent(__VA_ARGS__); \
_ret; \
})
int __bch2_topology_error(struct bch_fs *, struct printbuf *);
__printf(2, 3)
int bch2_fs_topology_error(struct bch_fs *, const char *, ...);
/*
* Fsck errors: inconsistency errors we detect at mount time, and should ideally
* be able to repair:
*/
struct fsck_err_state {
struct list_head list;
enum bch_sb_error_id id;
u64 nr;
bool ratelimited;
int ret;
int fix;
char *last_msg;
};
#define fsck_err_count(_c, _err) bch2_sb_err_count(_c, BCH_FSCK_ERR_##_err)
bool __bch2_count_fsck_err(struct bch_fs *, enum bch_sb_error_id, struct printbuf *);
#define bch2_count_fsck_err(_c, _err, ...) \
__bch2_count_fsck_err(_c, BCH_FSCK_ERR_##_err, __VA_ARGS__)
int bch2_fsck_err_opt(struct bch_fs *,
enum bch_fsck_flags,
enum bch_sb_error_id);
__printf(5, 6) __cold
int __bch2_fsck_err(struct bch_fs *, struct btree_trans *,
enum bch_fsck_flags,
enum bch_sb_error_id,
const char *, ...);
#define bch2_fsck_err(c, _flags, _err_type, ...) \
__bch2_fsck_err(type_is(c, struct bch_fs *) ? (struct bch_fs *) c : NULL,\
type_is(c, struct btree_trans *) ? (struct btree_trans *) c : NULL,\
_flags, BCH_FSCK_ERR_##_err_type, __VA_ARGS__)
void bch2_flush_fsck_errs(struct bch_fs *);
void bch2_free_fsck_errs(struct bch_fs *);
#define fsck_err_wrap(_do) \
({ \
int _ret = _do; \
if (!bch2_err_matches(_ret, BCH_ERR_fsck_fix) && \
!bch2_err_matches(_ret, BCH_ERR_fsck_ignore)) { \
ret = _ret; \
goto fsck_err; \
} \
\
bch2_err_matches(_ret, BCH_ERR_fsck_fix); \
})
#define __fsck_err(...) fsck_err_wrap(bch2_fsck_err(__VA_ARGS__))
/* These macros return true if error should be fixed: */
/* XXX: mark in superblock that filesystem contains errors, if we ignore: */
#define __fsck_err_on(cond, c, _flags, _err_type, ...) \
({ \
might_sleep(); \
\
if (type_is(c, struct bch_fs *)) \
WARN_ON(bch2_current_has_btree_trans((struct bch_fs *) c));\
\
(unlikely(cond) ? __fsck_err(c, _flags, _err_type, __VA_ARGS__) : false);\
})
#define mustfix_fsck_err(c, _err_type, ...) \
__fsck_err(c, FSCK_CAN_FIX, _err_type, __VA_ARGS__)
#define mustfix_fsck_err_on(cond, c, _err_type, ...) \
__fsck_err_on(cond, c, FSCK_CAN_FIX, _err_type, __VA_ARGS__)
#define fsck_err(c, _err_type, ...) \
__fsck_err(c, FSCK_CAN_FIX|FSCK_CAN_IGNORE, _err_type, __VA_ARGS__)
#define fsck_err_on(cond, c, _err_type, ...) \
__fsck_err_on(cond, c, FSCK_CAN_FIX|FSCK_CAN_IGNORE, _err_type, __VA_ARGS__)
#define log_fsck_err(c, _err_type, ...) \
__fsck_err(c, FSCK_CAN_IGNORE, _err_type, __VA_ARGS__)
#define log_fsck_err_on(cond, ...) \
({ \
bool _ret = unlikely(!!(cond)); \
if (_ret) \
log_fsck_err(__VA_ARGS__); \
_ret; \
})
enum bch_validate_flags;
__printf(5, 6)
int __bch2_bkey_fsck_err(struct bch_fs *,
struct bkey_s_c,
struct bkey_validate_context from,
enum bch_sb_error_id,
const char *, ...);
/*
* for now, bkey fsck errors are always handled by deleting the entire key -
* this will change at some point
*/
#define bkey_fsck_err(c, _err_type, _err_msg, ...) \
do { \
int _ret = __bch2_bkey_fsck_err(c, k, from, \
BCH_FSCK_ERR_##_err_type, \
_err_msg, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
if (!bch2_err_matches(_ret, BCH_ERR_fsck_fix) && \
!bch2_err_matches(_ret, BCH_ERR_fsck_ignore)) \
ret = _ret; \
ret = bch_err_throw(c, fsck_delete_bkey); \
goto fsck_err; \
} while (0)
#define bkey_fsck_err_on(cond, ...) \
do { \
if (unlikely(cond)) \
bkey_fsck_err(__VA_ARGS__); \
} while (0)
/*
* Fatal errors: these don't indicate a bug, but we can't continue running in RW
* mode - pretty much just due to metadata IO errors:
*/
void bch2_fatal_error(struct bch_fs *);
#define bch2_fs_fatal_error(c, _msg, ...) \
do { \
bch_err(c, "%s(): fatal error " _msg, __func__, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
bch2_fatal_error(c); \
} while (0)
#define bch2_fs_fatal_err_on(cond, c, ...) \
({ \
bool _ret = unlikely(!!(cond)); \
\
if (_ret) \
bch2_fs_fatal_error(c, __VA_ARGS__); \
_ret; \
})
/*
* IO errors: either recoverable metadata IO (because we have replicas), or data
* IO - we need to log it and print out a message, but we don't (necessarily)
* want to shut down the fs:
*/
void bch2_io_error_work(struct work_struct *);
/* Does the error handling without logging a message */
void bch2_io_error(struct bch_dev *, enum bch_member_error_type);
#ifndef CONFIG_BCACHEFS_NO_LATENCY_ACCT
void bch2_latency_acct(struct bch_dev *, u64, int);
#else
static inline void bch2_latency_acct(struct bch_dev *ca, u64 submit_time, int rw) {}
#endif
static inline void bch2_account_io_success_fail(struct bch_dev *ca,
enum bch_member_error_type type,
bool success)
{
if (likely(success)) {
if (type == BCH_MEMBER_ERROR_write &&
ca->write_errors_start)
ca->write_errors_start = 0;
} else {
bch2_io_error(ca, type);
}
}
static inline void bch2_account_io_completion(struct bch_dev *ca,
enum bch_member_error_type type,
u64 submit_time, bool success)
{
if (unlikely(!ca))
return;
if (type != BCH_MEMBER_ERROR_checksum)
bch2_latency_acct(ca, submit_time, type);
bch2_account_io_success_fail(ca, type, success);
}
int bch2_inum_offset_err_msg_trans(struct btree_trans *, struct printbuf *, subvol_inum, u64);
void bch2_inum_offset_err_msg(struct bch_fs *, struct printbuf *, subvol_inum, u64);
int bch2_inum_snap_offset_err_msg_trans(struct btree_trans *, struct printbuf *, struct bpos);
void bch2_inum_snap_offset_err_msg(struct bch_fs *, struct printbuf *, struct bpos);
#endif /* _BCACHEFS_ERROR_H */
]
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2026/05/20 03:30 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 33142
output: 25
thoughts: 1313
Thoughts: **Analyzing a Potential Information Leak in bcachefs**
Okay, so I'm looking at this `bkey_fsck_err_on` macro and trying to understand a possible vulnerability. The macro itself is straightforward; it's a conditional check that calls an error function if the condition is true. The interesting part here is the condition itself: `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) != bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]`.
Right away, my alarm bells are ringing because `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]` has the potential for an out-of-bounds read. The index `acc_k.type` is directly used to access an array. It's an `__u8`, which means it can be a value between 0 and 255. The `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array has a size of 9, so this is obviously a problem.
The initial thought is, this is just a read from `.rodata`. That sounds limited in terms of exploitation. An out-of-bounds read into read-only data means it won't corrupt memory, at least directly. But, wait, that read value is being compared to something attacker-controlled, which is `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)`. The attacker controls both sides of the comparison. If they make these not match, the `bkey_fsck_err` function is called, which might delete or ignore the key. If they match, the function happily returns 0.
Now, let's step back and think about the context of the code. We're in `bch2_accounting_validate`, and there's a `switch` statement before this line, using `acc_k.type` to determine what fields of `acc_k` to use. Crucially, if `acc_k.type` *isn't* one of the recognized cases in that switch statement, the `end` variable will be initialized to `&acc_k + 1`. So, that conditional check is performed *after* the switch.
If the attacker crafts `acc_k.type` to be something that falls through the switch, the `end` pointer will simply be past the bounds of the structure, but the code will then happily dereference it when it's checking.
Is there any chance of memory corruption? Not here, at least directly. It's just a read. But is there a leak? Yes! The interesting bit is the error message: `"accounting key with %u counters, should be %u", bch2_accounting_counters(k.k), bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]`. This prints the value *from the out-of-bounds read* to the kernel log! Because `acc_k.type` is an `__u8`, and the array element is an `unsigned` (4 bytes), we can potentially leak up to 255 * 4 = 1020 bytes of `.rodata` to the kernel log. This is a minor information leak, it's not super sensitive data, and it requires a crafted bcachefs image to be mounted.
Finally, I need to check if `acc_k.type` is used as an index *elsewhere*. I need to search the code and make sure that this read isn't used to index into a more sensitive part of the kernel or some other data structure. I need to be thorough.
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2026/05/20 03:31 |
tool |
codesearch-find-references |
0m
Args: map[Name:disk_accounting_pos::type]
Results: map[References:<nil> TruncatedOutput:false]
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2026/05/20 03:31 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 35277
output: 19
thoughts: 13
Thoughts: Here's my attempt at summarizing the thought process, tailored for an expert audience:
**Analyzing Disk Accounting Position Usage**
Okay, so I need to dive into `disk_accounting_pos`. I'm assuming the goal is to assess its current state and understand potential resource constraints. My immediate thought is to check how this position is impacting overall storage utilization and, more importantly, its effects on any related I/O bottlenecks. I'll need to remember to look at the relevant metrics: Is the position constantly being updated, resulting in high write amplification, or is it reading and writing with high latency? I should also correlate it with other performance data, maybe from tools like `iostat` or relevant monitoring dashboards if available. Understanding the context of `disk_accounting_pos` is key ā what specific applications or processes rely on it? Are we seeing any unexpected behavior in those applications that might be linked to this? This will help prioritize and investigate from a root cause approach and identify if the position's current state is an indicator of an emerging issue or even just a routine process.
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2026/05/20 03:31 |
tool |
grepper |
0m
Args: map[Expression:acc_k\.type]
Results: map[Output:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=179=int bch2_accounting_validate(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c k,
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-191-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:192: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-193- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_nr_inodes:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-237-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:238: bkey_fsck_err_on(bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) != bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type],
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-239- c, accounting_key_nr_counters_wrong,
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-240- "accounting key with %u counters, should be %u",
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:241: bch2_accounting_counters(k.k), bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]);
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-242-fsck_err:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=310=static inline bool accounting_to_replicas(struct bch_replicas_entry_v1 *r, struct bpos p)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-314-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:315: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-316- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=573=int bch2_gc_accounting_done(struct bch_fs *c)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-594-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:595: if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-596- continue;
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=751=int bch2_accounting_read(struct bch_fs *c)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-786-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:787: if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-788- break;
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-792- memset(&next, 0, sizeof(next));
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:793: next.type = acc_k.type + 1;
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-794- bch2_btree_iter_set_pos(trans, &iter, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(&next));
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=962=void bch2_verify_accounting_clean(struct bch_fs *c)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-977-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:978: if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-979- break;
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-983- memset(&next, 0, sizeof(next));
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:984: next.type = acc_k.type + 1;
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-985- bch2_btree_iter_set_pos(trans, &iter, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(&next));
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-1003-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:1004: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-1005- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h=152=static inline int bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked(struct btree_trans *trans,
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h-169- if (mode == BCH_ACCOUNTING_normal) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h:170: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h-171- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
]
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2026/05/20 03:31 |
llm |
expert |
0m
Model:
Tokens:
input: 36765
output: 51
thoughts: 31
Thoughts: Here's a summary of my thought process, as requested:
**Diving into Bcachefs Disk Accounting**
Alright, time to dig into this `bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked` variable. I'm going to navigate over to `fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h` to see exactly what's going on with it. Given the name, I'm expecting it has something to do with locking and memory modifications related to disk accounting within the Bcachefs filesystem. I need to understand how this is handled, the implications it has on performance, and the potential for any race conditions or bottlenecks. Let's see what the code reveals.
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tool |
codesearch-definition-source |
0m
Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h IncludeLines:true Name:bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked]
Results: map[SourceCode: 148: /*
149: * Update in memory counters so they match the btree update we're doing; called
150: * from transaction commit path
151: */
152: static inline int bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked(struct btree_trans *trans,
153: struct bkey_s_c_accounting a,
154: enum bch_accounting_mode mode,
155: bool write_locked)
156: {
157: struct bch_fs *c = trans->c;
158: struct bch_accounting_mem *acc = &c->accounting;
159: struct disk_accounting_pos acc_k;
160: bpos_to_disk_accounting_pos(&acc_k, a.k->p);
161: bool gc = mode == BCH_ACCOUNTING_gc;
162:
163: if (gc && !acc->gc_running)
164: return 0;
165:
166: if (!bch2_accounting_is_mem(&acc_k))
167: return 0;
168:
169: if (mode == BCH_ACCOUNTING_normal) {
170: switch (acc_k.type) {
171: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
172: trans->fs_usage_delta.reserved += acc_k.persistent_reserved.nr_replicas * a.v->d[0];
173: break;
174: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
175: fs_usage_data_type_to_base(&trans->fs_usage_delta, acc_k.replicas.data_type, a.v->d[0]);
176: break;
177: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type: {
178: guard(rcu)();
179: struct bch_dev *ca = bch2_dev_rcu_noerror(c, acc_k.dev_data_type.dev);
180: if (ca) {
181: this_cpu_add(ca->usage->d[acc_k.dev_data_type.data_type].buckets, a.v->d[0]);
182: this_cpu_add(ca->usage->d[acc_k.dev_data_type.data_type].sectors, a.v->d[1]);
183: this_cpu_add(ca->usage->d[acc_k.dev_data_type.data_type].fragmented, a.v->d[2]);
184: }
185: break;
186: }
187: }
188: }
189:
190: unsigned idx;
191:
192: while ((idx = eytzinger0_find(acc->k.data, acc->k.nr, sizeof(acc->k.data[0]),
193: accounting_pos_cmp, &a.k->p)) >= acc->k.nr) {
194: int ret = 0;
195: if (unlikely(write_locked))
196: ret = bch2_accounting_mem_insert_locked(c, a, mode);
197: else
198: ret = bch2_accounting_mem_insert(c, a, mode);
199: if (ret)
200: return ret;
201: }
202:
203: struct accounting_mem_entry *e = &acc->k.data[idx];
204:
205: EBUG_ON(bch2_accounting_counters(a.k) != e->nr_counters);
206:
207: for (unsigned i = 0; i < bch2_accounting_counters(a.k); i++)
208: this_cpu_add(e->v[gc][i], a.v->d[i]);
209: return 0;
210: }
SourceFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h]
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Thoughts: Here's my thought process, summarized as you requested:
**Debugging a Timing Issue**
Okay, hold on a second. I think I see something. It looks like `bch2_accounting_is_mem` is being called *before* the actual switch statement that I was initially focusing on. That could be a critical timing factor, and I need to verify that interaction and the validity of that call. Let me double-check how that function is implemented and what inputs it's using. Time to dive into the definition of `bch2_accounting_is_mem` and understand exactly what's happening there at that point in the execution flow. This could be the key to unlocking this issue.
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Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h IncludeLines:true Name:bch2_accounting_is_mem]
Results: map[SourceCode: 142: static inline bool bch2_accounting_is_mem(struct disk_accounting_pos *acc)
143: {
144: return acc->type < BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR &&
145: acc->type != BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_inum;
146: }
SourceFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h]
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Thoughts: Okay, let's break this down.
**Analyzing `bch2_accounting_is_mem` and Related Functions**
Alright, I see what's happening. The `bch2_accounting_is_mem` function is the first hurdle here. It's essentially performing a bounds check on `acc->type`. If the `acc->type` value is somehow out of the pre-defined range ā specifically, if it's greater than or equal to `BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR` ā the function immediately returns `false`. This, in turn, causes `bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked` to return a 0 value. That's the basic logic flow I need to understand. I'll need to know where the accounting types are defined, and what is the typical path of execution.
Now, let's see how `bch2_accounting_key_to_text` fits into this picture. I'm guessing it might relate to how the accounting types are converted into human-readable strings for logging or debugging purposes. We'll need to see how these two functions are related, and potentially look at other functions that call these.
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Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c IncludeLines:true Name:bch2_accounting_key_to_text]
Results: map[SourceCode: 246: void bch2_accounting_key_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct disk_accounting_pos *k)
247: {
248: if (k->type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR) {
249: prt_printf(out, "unknown type %u", k->type);
250: return;
251: }
252:
253: prt_str(out, disk_accounting_type_strs[k->type]);
254: prt_str(out, " ");
255:
256: switch (k->type) {
257: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_nr_inodes:
258: break;
259: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
260: prt_printf(out, "replicas=%u", k->persistent_reserved.nr_replicas);
261: break;
262: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
263: bch2_replicas_entry_to_text(out, &k->replicas);
264: break;
265: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_dev_data_type:
266: prt_printf(out, "dev=%u data_type=", k->dev_data_type.dev);
267: bch2_prt_data_type(out, k->dev_data_type.data_type);
268: break;
269: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_compression:
270: bch2_prt_compression_type(out, k->compression.type);
271: break;
272: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_snapshot:
273: prt_printf(out, "id=%u", k->snapshot.id);
274: break;
275: case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_btree:
276: prt_str(out, "btree=");
277: bch2_btree_id_to_text(out, k->btree.id);
278: break;
279: }
280: }
SourceFile:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c]
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Thoughts: **Analyzing a Potential Vulnerability in Bcachefs Accounting**
Okay, so I'm looking at this code and I've spotted something. It seems like there's a potential out-of-bounds read in `bch2_accounting_validate`. My initial thought was, "Aha! A possible vulnerability!" But let's dig deeper. First, I noticed that the code checks `k->type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR`. Then I re-examined `bch2_accounting_validate`: I realized that it *doesn't* actually perform this check on `acc_k.type` *before* indexing `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters`. That's where the problem lies.
Now, the obvious question: is this exploitable? Let's break it down. It's an out-of-bounds *read* from a small array in `.rodata`. The value read is compared against `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)`. If they don't match, it logs an error and potentially deletes the key. If they do match, it returns 0. So no memory corruption happens here. It's just a read operation. This can't be used to escalate privileges, nor can it be used to execute arbitrary code. The best it could do is maybe crash the kernel.
But wait. `acc_k.type` is an `__u8`, limited to a maximum value of 255. The array `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` is only size 9. That means the read would be, at most, 246 elements beyond the end of the array. That's a little less than a kilobyte. `.rodata` is usually mapped with large pages, which means reading beyond the end of the array is highly unlikely to hit an unmapped page. So, this wouldn't likely crash the kernel in production. It might only trigger a UBSAN warning, and that won't halt the kernel in a production build, either.
So, this bug isn't exploitable. It's not a denial-of-service, because it probably won't crash the kernel. But wait, does this trigger any *other* problems? If the read value happens to match, the key will be considered valid, and then inserted into the btree. But what happens next? Later, in `bch2_accounting_is_mem`, the check `acc_k.type < BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR` will return false, meaning the key will be ignored by `bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked`. The same is true for `bch2_accounting_read` and `bch2_verify_accounting_clean`. So, the invalid key will just sit harmlessly in the btree, unused, causing no memory corruption or other issues.
Just to be sure, I should probably do another quick search for other instances where `acc_k.type` is used, to see if there are any other un-checked places...
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Args: map[Expression:acc_k\.type]
Results: map[Output:fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=179=int bch2_accounting_validate(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c k,
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-191-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:192: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-193- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_nr_inodes:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-237-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:238: bkey_fsck_err_on(bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) != bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type],
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-239- c, accounting_key_nr_counters_wrong,
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-240- "accounting key with %u counters, should be %u",
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:241: bch2_accounting_counters(k.k), bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]);
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-242-fsck_err:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=310=static inline bool accounting_to_replicas(struct bch_replicas_entry_v1 *r, struct bpos p)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-314-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:315: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-316- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_replicas:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=573=int bch2_gc_accounting_done(struct bch_fs *c)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-594-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:595: if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-596- continue;
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=751=int bch2_accounting_read(struct bch_fs *c)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-786-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:787: if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-788- break;
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-792- memset(&next, 0, sizeof(next));
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:793: next.type = acc_k.type + 1;
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-794- bch2_btree_iter_set_pos(trans, &iter, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(&next));
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c=962=void bch2_verify_accounting_clean(struct bch_fs *c)
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-977-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:978: if (acc_k.type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR)
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-979- break;
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-983- memset(&next, 0, sizeof(next));
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:984: next.type = acc_k.type + 1;
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-985- bch2_btree_iter_set_pos(trans, &iter, disk_accounting_pos_to_bpos(&next));
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-1003-
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c:1004: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c-1005- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h=152=static inline int bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked(struct btree_trans *trans,
--
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h-169- if (mode == BCH_ACCOUNTING_normal) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h:170: switch (acc_k.type) {
fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.h-171- case BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_persistent_reserved:
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Thoughts: **Analysis of the bcachefs Accounting Code Vulnerability**
Okay, let's break this down. My initial assessment is that this is a relatively harmless out-of-bounds read, but let's be thorough.
First, I've gone through the relevant functions: `accounting_to_replicas`, `bch2_accounting_mem_mod_locked`, `bch2_gc_accounting_done`, `bch2_accounting_read`, and `bch2_verify_accounting_clean`. They all appear to have the necessary bounds checks on `acc_k.type`, so they're safe.
The problematic code lies within `bch2_accounting_validate`. Here, `acc_k.type` is used without a prior bounds check, specifically:
```c
bkey_fsck_err_on(bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) != bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type],
c, accounting_key_nr_counters_wrong,
"accounting key with %u counters, should be %u",
bch2_accounting_counters(k.k), bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]);
```
This is an out-of-bounds read from the `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array, assuming `acc_k.type` is greater or equal to `BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR`. The consequences of this read are pretty contained: the out-of-bounds value is compared with `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)`.
Now, the important question: can this be leveraged for an exploit? Let's trace it. If the condition is true (meaning the counter values don't match), the code calls `bkey_fsck_err`. This function ultimately deletes the key and returns an error. If the condition is false, the function returns 0. The attacker can control this comparison by setting `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)` to match the garbage value from the out-of-bounds read. However, because the `acc_k.type` is itself invalid in the first place, the key will just be ignored by the other parts of the code. Deleting it doesn't cause a denial of service, because invalid keys are already ignored, and not deleting it is equally safe, as the key will still be ignored.
My conclusion is that this is *not* exploitable in a meaningful way. It's a minor out-of-bounds read. At worst, it will trigger a UBSAN warning, but this is only active in development builds, not production. It can be triggered by mounting a crafted bcachefs image. The "worst" outcome is simply the triggering of the UBSAN and the error message during fsck.
**Dimensions of the "Vulnerability":**
* **Exploitable:** No. It's an out-of-bounds read from a `.rodata` array, used only in a comparison, and printed in an error message. No memory corruption, no information leakage.
* **Denial of Service:** No. Doesn't crash the kernel in production builds.
* **Access from Unprivileged Processes:** No. Mounting requires `CAP_SYS_ADMIN`.
* **Access from User Namespaces:** Potentially Yes. Bcachefs *may* support user namespaces, if `fs_userns_mount` is enabled, which implies the possibility for an unprivileged user to trigger it. Let me check the code. Yup, `bcachefs` can be mounted in a user namespace.
So the worst case scenario is an unprivileged user can trigger this out-of-bounds read, potentially with a user-space mount.
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Args: map[Expression:FS_USERNS_MOUNT]
Results: map[Output:drivers/android/binderfs.c=782=static struct file_system_type binder_fs_type = {
--
drivers/android/binderfs.c-786- .kill_sb = binderfs_kill_super,
drivers/android/binderfs.c:787: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
drivers/android/binderfs.c-788-};
--
fs/binfmt_misc.c=1026=static struct file_system_type bm_fs_type = {
--
fs/binfmt_misc.c-1029- .init_fs_context = bm_init_fs_context,
fs/binfmt_misc.c:1030: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
fs/binfmt_misc.c-1031- .kill_sb = kill_litter_super,
--
fs/devpts/inode.c=467=static struct file_system_type devpts_fs_type = {
--
fs/devpts/inode.c-471- .kill_sb = devpts_kill_sb,
fs/devpts/inode.c:472: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
fs/devpts/inode.c-473-};
--
fs/fuse/inode.c=2089=static struct file_system_type fuse_fs_type = {
--
fs/fuse/inode.c-2091- .name = "fuse",
fs/fuse/inode.c:2092: .fs_flags = FS_HAS_SUBTYPE | FS_USERNS_MOUNT | FS_ALLOW_IDMAP,
fs/fuse/inode.c-2093- .init_fs_context = fuse_init_fs_context,
--
fs/overlayfs/params.c=751=static const struct fs_context_operations ovl_context_ops = {
--
fs/overlayfs/params.c-760- * This is called during fsopen() and will record the user namespace of
fs/overlayfs/params.c:761: * the caller in fc->user_ns since we've raised FS_USERNS_MOUNT. We'll
fs/overlayfs/params.c-762- * need it when we actually create the superblock to verify that the
--
fs/overlayfs/super.c=1514=struct file_system_type ovl_fs_type = {
--
fs/overlayfs/super.c-1518- .parameters = ovl_parameter_spec,
fs/overlayfs/super.c:1519: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
fs/overlayfs/super.c-1520- .kill_sb = kill_anon_super,
--
fs/proc/root.c=277=static struct file_system_type proc_fs_type = {
--
fs/proc/root.c-281- .kill_sb = proc_kill_sb,
fs/proc/root.c:282: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT | FS_DISALLOW_NOTIFY_PERM,
fs/proc/root.c-283-};
--
fs/ramfs/inode.c=319=static struct file_system_type ramfs_fs_type = {
--
fs/ramfs/inode.c-323- .kill_sb = ramfs_kill_sb,
fs/ramfs/inode.c:324: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
fs/ramfs/inode.c-325-};
--
fs/super.c=691=bool mount_capable(struct fs_context *fc)
fs/super.c-692-{
fs/super.c:693: if (!(fc->fs_type->fs_flags & FS_USERNS_MOUNT))
fs/super.c-694- return capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN);
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fs/super.c=731=struct super_block *sget_fc(struct fs_context *fc,
--
fs/super.c-740- /*
fs/super.c:741: * Never allow s_user_ns != &init_user_ns when FS_USERNS_MOUNT is
fs/super.c-742- * not set, as the filesystem is likely unprepared to handle it.
--
fs/super.c-745- */
fs/super.c:746: if (user_ns != &init_user_ns && !(fc->fs_type->fs_flags & FS_USERNS_MOUNT)) {
fs/super.c-747- errorfc(fc, "VFS: Mounting from non-initial user namespace is not allowed");
--
fs/sysfs/mount.c=90=static struct file_system_type sysfs_fs_type = {
--
fs/sysfs/mount.c-93- .kill_sb = sysfs_kill_sb,
fs/sysfs/mount.c:94: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
fs/sysfs/mount.c-95-};
--
include/linux/fs.h=2671=struct file_system_type {
--
include/linux/fs.h-2676-#define FS_HAS_SUBTYPE 4
include/linux/fs.h:2677:#define FS_USERNS_MOUNT 8 /* Can be mounted by userns root */
include/linux/fs.h-2678-#define FS_DISALLOW_NOTIFY_PERM 16 /* Disable fanotify permission events */
--
ipc/mqueue.c=1638=static struct file_system_type mqueue_fs_type = {
--
ipc/mqueue.c-1641- .kill_sb = kill_litter_super,
ipc/mqueue.c:1642: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
ipc/mqueue.c-1643-};
--
kernel/bpf/inode.c=1087=static struct file_system_type bpf_fs_type = {
--
kernel/bpf/inode.c-1092- .kill_sb = bpf_kill_super,
kernel/bpf/inode.c:1093: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
kernel/bpf/inode.c-1094-};
--
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c=2346=struct file_system_type cgroup_fs_type = {
--
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c-2350- .kill_sb = cgroup_kill_sb,
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2351: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c-2352-};
--
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c=2354=static struct file_system_type cgroup2_fs_type = {
--
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c-2358- .kill_sb = cgroup_kill_sb,
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2359: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c-2360-};
--
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c=2427=static struct file_system_type cpuset_fs_type = {
--
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c-2430- .parameters = cpuset_fs_parameters,
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2431: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c-2432-};
--
mm/shmem.c=5362=static struct file_system_type shmem_fs_type = {
--
mm/shmem.c-5369- .kill_sb = kill_litter_super,
mm/shmem.c:5370: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT | FS_ALLOW_IDMAP | FS_MGTIME,
mm/shmem.c-5371-};
--
mm/shmem.c=5772=static struct file_system_type shmem_fs_type = {
--
mm/shmem.c-5776- .kill_sb = ramfs_kill_sb,
mm/shmem.c:5777: .fs_flags = FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
mm/shmem.c-5778-};
]
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Thoughts: **My Assessment of bcachefs and User Namespaces**
Okay, so I'm looking at this filesystem situation, and it seems `bcachefs` isn't on the list of filesystems that explicitly support `FS_USERNS_MOUNT`. This immediately tells me that, as it stands, I *can't* mount it from within a user namespace. It's a fundamental limitation. Therefore, from a practical standpoint, it's inaccessible within the context of those namespaces.
Just to be absolutely sure and leave no stone unturned, let me double check that assumption regarding the `FS_USERNS_MOUNT` flag directly on `bcachefs`. Gotta be rigorous, even with an assumption that seems straightforward. It's always best to have the data to back it up.
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**Diving into the Bcachefs Codebase**
Okay, so I need to find the definition for `file_system_type` related to Bcachefs. My first instinct, given my familiarity with the kernel's file system structure, is to look directly at the core implementation. I'll start with `fs/bcachefs/fs.c`. That's where I'd expect the `struct file_system_type` for the Bcachefs file system to be defined and initialized, or at least have a clear reference to it. Time to open that file and get to it.
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**Navigating the bcachefs Filesystem Type Definition**
Okay, so I need to find where the `file_system_type` is defined for bcachefs. My first instinct, given my familiarity with the kernel source structure, is to head directly to the heart of the filesystem's implementation. I'll start with `fs/bcachefs/fs.c`. It's almost always where the core filesystem structures and initialization reside. I expect to find the `file_system_type` structure defined here, or at the very least, a clear reference to where it's declared and initialized. Let's dig in and see what we find. I'm ready to use my knowledge of typical kernel coding conventions to quickly locate the relevant section.
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Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst=227=prototypes::
Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst-228-
Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst:229: struct dentry *(*mount) (struct file_system_type *, int,
Documentation/filesystems/locking.rst-230- const char *, void *);
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst=29=The creation of new mounts is now to be done in a multistep process:
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-46-
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst:47:To support this, the file_system_type struct gains two new fields::
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-48-
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst=65=context. This is represented by the fs_context structure::
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-68- const struct fs_context_operations *ops;
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst:69: struct file_system_type *fs_type;
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-70- void *fs_private;
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst=86=The fs_context fields are as follows:
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-92- These are operations that can be done on a filesystem context (see
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst:93: below). This must be set by the ->init_fs_context() file_system_type
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-94- operation.
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst:98: struct file_system_type *fs_type
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-99-
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Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst:433: struct file_system_type *fs_type,
Documentation/filesystems/mount_api.rst-434- struct dentry *reference);
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Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-65-
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst:66: int foo_get_sb(struct file_system_type *fs_type,
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-67- int flags, const char *dev_name, void *data, struct vfsmount *mnt)
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Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-134-
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst:135:new file_system_type method - kill_sb(superblock). If you are converting
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-136-an existing filesystem, set it according to ->fs_flags::
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Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-984-
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Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst:992:umount(2) relied on the file_system_type as the holder. This was severely
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-993-underdocumented however:
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Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-1010-
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst:1011:Because the holder of the block device was the file_system_type any concurrent
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst-1012-mounter could open the block devices of any superblock of the same
Documentation/filesystems/porting.rst:1013:file_system_type without risking seeing EBUSY because the block device was
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Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-91-
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst:92: extern int register_filesystem(struct file_system_type *);
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst:93: extern int unregister_filesystem(struct file_system_type *);
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-94-
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst:95:The passed struct file_system_type describes your filesystem. When a
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-96-request is made to mount a filesystem onto a directory in your
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Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-106-
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst:107:struct file_system_type
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Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst=111=members are defined:
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Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-114-
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst:115: struct file_system_type {
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-116- const char *name;
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Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-119- const struct fs_parameter_spec *parameters;
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst:120: struct dentry *(*mount) (struct file_system_type *, int,
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-121- const char *, void *);
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Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-123- struct module *owner;
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst:124: struct file_system_type * next;
Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-125- struct hlist_head fs_supers;
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Documentation/filesystems/vfs.rst-177-
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arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c=533=static int spufs_create_gang(struct inode *inode,
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arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c-549-
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c:550:static struct file_system_type spufs_type;
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c-551-
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arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c=750=static int spufs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c-777-
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c:778:static struct file_system_type spufs_type = {
arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c-779- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c=44=static const struct file_operations hypfs_file_ops;
arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c:45:static struct file_system_type hypfs_type;
arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c-46-static const struct super_operations hypfs_s_ops;
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arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c=442=static const struct file_operations hypfs_file_ops = {
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arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c-448-
arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c:449:static struct file_system_type hypfs_type = {
arch/s390/hypfs/inode.c-450- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c=694=static int __init mount_proc(void)
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arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c:696: struct file_system_type *proc_fs_type;
arch/um/drivers/mconsole_kern.c-697- struct vfsmount *mnt;
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block/bdev.c=419=static int bd_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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block/bdev.c:429:static struct file_system_type bd_type = {
block/bdev.c-430- .name = "bdev",
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drivers/android/binderfs.c=766=static void binderfs_kill_super(struct super_block *sb)
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drivers/android/binderfs.c:782:static struct file_system_type binder_fs_type = {
drivers/android/binderfs.c-783- .name = "binder",
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drivers/base/devtmpfs.c=64=static struct vfsmount *mnt;
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drivers/base/devtmpfs.c:66:static struct file_system_type internal_fs_type = {
drivers/base/devtmpfs.c-67- .name = "devtmpfs",
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drivers/base/devtmpfs.c=91=static int devtmpfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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drivers/base/devtmpfs.c-106-
drivers/base/devtmpfs.c:107:static struct file_system_type dev_fs_type = {
drivers/base/devtmpfs.c-108- .name = "devtmpfs",
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drivers/dax/super.c=394=static int dax_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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drivers/dax/super.c-402-
drivers/dax/super.c:403:static struct file_system_type dax_fs_type = {
drivers/dax/super.c-404- .name = "dax",
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drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c=188=static int dma_buf_fs_init_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c-198-
drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c:199:static struct file_system_type dma_buf_fs_type = {
drivers/dma-buf/dma-buf.c-200- .name = "dmabuf",
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drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c=621=static int drm_fs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c-625-
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c:626:static struct file_system_type drm_fs_type = {
drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c-627- .name = "drm",
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drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gemfs.c=19=void i915_gemfs_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gemfs.c-20-{
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gemfs.c:21: struct file_system_type *type;
drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gemfs.c-22- struct fs_context *fc;
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drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gemfs.c=15=void v3d_gemfs_init(struct v3d_dev *v3d)
drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gemfs.c-16-{
drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gemfs.c:17: struct file_system_type *type;
drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gemfs.c-18- struct fs_context *fc;
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drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c=100=static const struct file_operations *ibmasmfs_dir_ops = &simple_dir_operations;
drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c-101-
drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c:102:static struct file_system_type ibmasmfs_type = {
drivers/misc/ibmasm/ibmasmfs.c-103- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c=2075=ffs_fs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
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drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c-2081-
drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c:2082:static struct file_system_type ffs_fs_type = {
drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_fs.c-2083- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c=2102=gadgetfs_kill_sb (struct super_block *sb)
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drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c-2116-
drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c:2117:static struct file_system_type gadgetfs_type = {
drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c-2118- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c=239=static int vfio_fs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c-243-
drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c:244:static struct file_system_type vfio_fs_type = {
drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c-245- .name = "vfio",
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drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c=81=static int xenfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c-86-
drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c:87:static struct file_system_type xenfs_type = {
drivers/xen/xenfs/super.c-88- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h-30-
fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h:31:extern struct file_system_type v9fs_fs_type;
fs/9p/v9fs_vfs.h-32-extern const struct address_space_operations v9fs_addr_operations;
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fs/9p/vfs_super.c=55=v9fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct v9fs_session_info *v9ses,
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fs/9p/vfs_super.c-105-
fs/9p/vfs_super.c:106:static struct dentry *v9fs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
fs/9p/vfs_super.c-107- const char *dev_name, void *data)
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fs/9p/vfs_super.c=295=static const struct super_operations v9fs_super_ops_dotl = {
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fs/9p/vfs_super.c-305-
fs/9p/vfs_super.c:306:struct file_system_type v9fs_fs_type = {
fs/9p/vfs_super.c-307- .name = "9p",
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fs/adfs/super.c=436=static int adfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/adfs/super.c-464-
fs/adfs/super.c:465:static struct file_system_type adfs_fs_type = {
fs/adfs/super.c-466- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/affs/super.c=614=static int affs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/affs/super.c-646-
fs/affs/super.c:647:static struct file_system_type affs_fs_type = {
fs/affs/super.c-648- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/afs/internal.h=257=static inline struct afs_super_info *AFS_FS_S(struct super_block *sb)
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fs/afs/internal.h-261-
fs/afs/internal.h:262:extern struct file_system_type afs_fs_type;
fs/afs/internal.h-263-
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fs/afs/super.c=41=static const struct fs_parameter_spec afs_fs_parameters[];
fs/afs/super.c-42-
fs/afs/super.c:43:struct file_system_type afs_fs_type = {
fs/afs/super.c-44- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/aio.c=290=static int __init aio_setup(void)
fs/aio.c-291-{
fs/aio.c:292: static struct file_system_type aio_fs = {
fs/aio.c-293- .name = "aio",
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fs/anon_inodes.c=84=static int anon_inodefs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/anon_inodes.c-94-
fs/anon_inodes.c:95:static struct file_system_type anon_inode_fs_type = {
fs/anon_inodes.c-96- .name = "anon_inodefs",
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fs/autofs/autofs_i.h-43-
fs/autofs/autofs_i.h:44:extern struct file_system_type autofs_fs_type;
fs/autofs/autofs_i.h-45-
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fs/autofs/init.c-9-
fs/autofs/init.c:10:struct file_system_type autofs_fs_type = {
fs/autofs/init.c-11- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/bcachefs/fs.c=2727=int bch2_fs_vfs_init(struct bch_fs *c)
--
fs/bcachefs/fs.c-2732-
fs/bcachefs/fs.c:2733:static struct file_system_type bcache_fs_type = {
fs/bcachefs/fs.c-2734- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/befs/linuxvfs.c=971=static void befs_free_fc(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/befs/linuxvfs.c-978-
fs/befs/linuxvfs.c:979:static struct file_system_type befs_fs_type = {
fs/befs/linuxvfs.c-980- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/bfs/inode.c=460=static int bfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/bfs/inode.c-466-
fs/bfs/inode.c:467:static struct file_system_type bfs_fs_type = {
fs/bfs/inode.c-468- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/binfmt_misc.c=49=typedef struct {
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fs/binfmt_misc.c-62-
fs/binfmt_misc.c:63:static struct file_system_type bm_fs_type;
fs/binfmt_misc.c-64-
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fs/binfmt_misc.c=1021=static struct linux_binfmt misc_format = {
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fs/binfmt_misc.c-1025-
fs/binfmt_misc.c:1026:static struct file_system_type bm_fs_type = {
fs/binfmt_misc.c-1027- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/btrfs/super.c=66=static const struct super_operations btrfs_super_ops;
fs/btrfs/super.c:67:static struct file_system_type btrfs_fs_type;
fs/btrfs/super.c-68-
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fs/btrfs/super.c=2159=static int btrfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/btrfs/super.c-2187-
fs/btrfs/super.c:2188:static struct file_system_type btrfs_fs_type = {
fs/btrfs/super.c-2189- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c=42=static int btrfs_test_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c-50-
fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c:51:static struct file_system_type test_type = {
fs/btrfs/tests/btrfs-tests.c-52- .name = "btrfs_test_fs",
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fs/ceph/super.c=1538=static void ceph_kill_sb(struct super_block *s)
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fs/ceph/super.c-1602-
fs/ceph/super.c:1603:static struct file_system_type ceph_fs_type = {
fs/ceph/super.c-1604- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/coda/coda_int.h=6=struct file;
fs/coda/coda_int.h-7-
fs/coda/coda_int.h:8:extern struct file_system_type coda_fs_type;
fs/coda/coda_int.h-9-extern unsigned long coda_timeout;
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fs/coda/inode.c=380=static int coda_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/coda/inode.c-392-
fs/coda/inode.c:393:struct file_system_type coda_fs_type = {
fs/coda/inode.c-394- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/configfs/mount.c=109=static int configfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/configfs/mount.c-114-
fs/configfs/mount.c:115:static struct file_system_type configfs_fs_type = {
fs/configfs/mount.c-116- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/cramfs/inode.c=964=static int cramfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
--
fs/cramfs/inode.c-969-
fs/cramfs/inode.c:970:static struct file_system_type cramfs_fs_type = {
fs/cramfs/inode.c-971- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/debugfs/inode.c=303=static int debugfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/debugfs/inode.c-317-
fs/debugfs/inode.c:318:static struct file_system_type debug_fs_type = {
fs/debugfs/inode.c-319- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/devpts/inode.c=457=static void devpts_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
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fs/devpts/inode.c-466-
fs/devpts/inode.c:467:static struct file_system_type devpts_fs_type = {
fs/devpts/inode.c-468- .name = "devpts",
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fs/ecryptfs/main.c=427=struct kmem_cache *ecryptfs_sb_info_cache;
fs/ecryptfs/main.c:428:static struct file_system_type ecryptfs_fs_type;
fs/ecryptfs/main.c-429-
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fs/ecryptfs/main.c=607=static int ecryptfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/ecryptfs/main.c-629-
fs/ecryptfs/main.c:630:static struct file_system_type ecryptfs_fs_type = {
fs/ecryptfs/main.c-631- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/efivarfs/super.c=405=static int efivarfs_check_missing(efi_char16_t *name16, efi_guid_t vendor,
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fs/efivarfs/super.c-440-
fs/efivarfs/super.c:441:static struct file_system_type efivarfs_type;
fs/efivarfs/super.c-442-
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fs/efivarfs/super.c=516=static void efivarfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
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fs/efivarfs/super.c-525-
fs/efivarfs/super.c:526:static struct file_system_type efivarfs_type = {
fs/efivarfs/super.c-527- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/efs/super.c=32=static struct pt_types sgi_pt_types[] = {
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fs/efs/super.c-53- */
fs/efs/super.c:54:static struct file_system_type efs_fs_type = {
fs/efs/super.c-55- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/erofs/fscache.c=16=static int erofs_anon_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
--
fs/erofs/fscache.c-20-
fs/erofs/fscache.c:21:static struct file_system_type erofs_anon_fs_type = {
fs/erofs/fscache.c-22- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/erofs/super.c=889=static void erofs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
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fs/erofs/super.c-901-
fs/erofs/super.c:902:static struct file_system_type erofs_fs_type = {
fs/erofs/super.c-903- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/exfat/super.c=787=static void exfat_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
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fs/exfat/super.c-795-
fs/exfat/super.c:796:static struct file_system_type exfat_fs_type = {
fs/exfat/super.c-797- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/ext2/super.c=1669=static int ext2_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
--
fs/ext2/super.c-1697-
fs/ext2/super.c:1698:static struct file_system_type ext2_fs_type = {
fs/ext2/super.c-1699- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/ext4/mballoc-test.c=60=static void mbt_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
--
fs/ext4/mballoc-test.c-64-
fs/ext4/mballoc-test.c:65:static struct file_system_type mbt_fs_type = {
fs/ext4/mballoc-test.c-66- .name = "mballoc test",
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fs/ext4/super.c=124=static const struct fs_context_operations ext4_context_ops = {
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fs/ext4/super.c-132-#if !defined(CONFIG_EXT2_FS) && !defined(CONFIG_EXT2_FS_MODULE) && defined(CONFIG_EXT4_USE_FOR_EXT2)
fs/ext4/super.c:133:static struct file_system_type ext2_fs_type = {
fs/ext4/super.c-134- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/ext4/super.c=142=MODULE_ALIAS("ext2");
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fs/ext4/super.c-148-
fs/ext4/super.c:149:static struct file_system_type ext3_fs_type = {
fs/ext4/super.c-150- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/ext4/super.c=7386=static void ext4_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
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fs/ext4/super.c-7396-
fs/ext4/super.c:7397:static struct file_system_type ext4_fs_type = {
fs/ext4/super.c-7398- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/f2fs/super.c=4525=static int f2fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
--
fs/f2fs/super.c-5043-
fs/f2fs/super.c:5044:static struct dentry *f2fs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
fs/f2fs/super.c-5045- const char *dev_name, void *data)
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fs/f2fs/super.c=5050=static void kill_f2fs_super(struct super_block *sb)
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fs/f2fs/super.c-5090-
fs/f2fs/super.c:5091:static struct file_system_type f2fs_fs_type = {
fs/f2fs/super.c-5092- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/fat/namei_msdos.c=675=static int msdos_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/fat/namei_msdos.c-687-
fs/fat/namei_msdos.c:688:static struct file_system_type msdos_fs_type = {
fs/fat/namei_msdos.c-689- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
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fs/fat/namei_vfat.c=1217=static int vfat_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
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fs/fat/namei_vfat.c-1229-
fs/fat/namei_vfat.c:1230:static struct file_system_type vfat_fs_type = {
fs/fat/namei_vfat.c-1231- .owner = THIS_MODULE,
--
fs/filesystems.c-33-
fs/filesystems.c:34:static struct file_system_type *file_systems;
fs/filesystems.c-35-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(file_systems_lock);
--
fs/filesystems.c-37-/* WARNING: This can be used only if we _already_ own a reference */
fs/filesystems.c:38:struct file_system_type *get_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs)
fs/filesystems.c-39-{
--
fs/filesystems.c-43-
fs/filesystems.c:44:void put_filesystem(struct file_system_type *fs)
fs/filesystems.c-45-{
--
fs/filesystems.c-48-
fs/filesystems.c:49:static struct file_system_type **find_filesystem(const char *name, unsigned len)
fs/filesystems.c-50-{
fs/filesystems.c:51: struct file_system_type **p;
fs/filesystems.c-52- for (p = &file_systems; *p; p = &(*p)->next)
--
fs/filesystems.c-66- *
fs/filesystems.c:67: * The &struct file_system_type that is passed is linked into the kernel
fs/filesystems.c-68- * structures and must not be freed until the file system has been
--
fs/filesystems.c-71-
fs/filesystems.c:72:int register_filesystem(struct file_system_type * fs)
fs/filesystems.c-73-{
fs/filesystems.c-74- int res = 0;
fs/filesystems.c:75: struct file_system_type ** p;
fs/filesystems.c-76-
--
fs/filesystems.c=94=EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_filesystem);
--
fs/filesystems.c-103- *
]
]
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Thoughts: Here's my thought process, as if I were considering this myself:
**Diving into the Bcachefs Codebase**
Okay, I need to understand how the Bcachefs filesystem is registered. Where would that happen? Well, the standard place to look for filesystem initialization, especially within the kernel, is the `fs/` directory. And if I'm thinking about Bcachefs specifically, that points me directly to `fs/bcachefs/`. Now, the crucial piece is the `bcache_fs_type` structure or function, likely. So, let's go straight to `fs.c` within that directory. That seems like the most logical location to find the core registration or initialization for the Bcachefs file system. Iām betting `fs.c` will have what I need.
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Args: map[ContextFile:fs/bcachefs/fs.c IncludeLines:true Name:bcache_fs_type]
Results: map[SourceCode:2733: static struct file_system_type bcache_fs_type = {
2734: .owner = THIS_MODULE,
2735: .name = "bcachefs",
2736: .init_fs_context = bch2_init_fs_context,
2737: .kill_sb = bch2_kill_sb,
2738: .fs_flags = FS_REQUIRES_DEV | FS_ALLOW_IDMAP | FS_LBS,
2739: };
SourceFile:fs/bcachefs/fs.c]
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Thoughts: **Analysis of the Bcachefs Bug**
Okay, let's break this down. First, this bug isn't exploitable in a typical sense; it's an out-of-bounds read from `.rodata`, and while that's bad, the value read is only used in a comparison and an error message. It's not leading to memory corruption or sensitive data leakage, so, it doesn't give me access.
It won't trigger a Denial of Service, either, because UBSAN is disabled in production builds. The kernel won't crash even if the error happens.
Unprivileged processes are also safe, because mounting a filesystem like this requires `CAP_SYS_ADMIN`, and this isn't available to regular users. The same goes for user namespaces; `bcachefs` doesn't have the `FS_USERNS_MOUNT` flag, so it can't be mounted there.
Regarding VM guests, this isn't triggered by standard KVM setups. A guest mounting a malicious filesystem is the key here. The bug is triggered in the *guest* kernel, if the guest could provide this image. But, since I'm trying to determine if the host could be affected by the guest.
The confidential computing context is not a trigger, nor is network access.
The real threat vector is the "Peripheral Trigger," a malicious `bcachefs` image on something like a USB drive that gets auto-mounted. This is where it gets interesting because this is where the *malicious filesystem* trigger comes into play, which is how the bug is activated.
Now, that's where I need to consider, the out-of-bounds read and if it could potentially cause a page fault, and crash. The read accesses `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]`. Even if `acc_k.type` is 255, and the array size is only 9 (36 bytes), the read is at offset 1020 bytes which is within the 4KB page size. It is extremely unlikely to hit an unmapped page. Furthermore, I will double check the definition and confirm all the offsets are as expected. I need to make sure this is not an issue. I checked the code and there is no possible error condition. This confirms my belief that the fault will not happen.
I checked for other places where `acc_k.type` is used, and none of them will trigger an error. So, this out-of-bounds read in `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` is the only issue.
Moreover, if there's a problem, `bkey_fsck_err_on` is triggered, and a function is called in order to print the error message which then checks for `k->type >= BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR`. Which means that it won't crash either.
So, in the end, it's a harmless out-of-bounds read that *might* trigger a UBSAN warning, and that's the extent of it.
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Args: map[DenialOfService:false Exploitable:false FilesystemTrigger:true NetworkTrigger:false PeripheralTrigger:true RemoteTrigger:false Unprivileged:false UserNamespace:false VMGuestTrigger:false VMHostTrigger:false]
Results: map[DenialOfService:false Exploitable:false FilesystemTrigger:true NetworkTrigger:false PeripheralTrigger:true RemoteTrigger:false Unprivileged:false UserNamespace:false VMGuestTrigger:false VMHostTrigger:false]
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Thoughts: **My Assessment of the Bcachefs Accounting Bug**
Alright, the deep dive is done, and it's time to consolidate my findings into a final response. Let's see... the core issue is an array-index-out-of-bounds vulnerability lurking within `fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c`, specifically within the `bch2_accounting_validate` function. This bug stems from a classic oversight: unchecked array indexing.
The trigger? A carefully crafted bcachefs image with a nasty, invalid accounting key type. The code grabs `acc_k.type` directly from the disk and proceeds to use it as an index into the `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array. The problem is that `acc_k.type` is an `__u8`, meaning it can hold values up to 255, while the `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array is, in reality, quite diminutive, clocking in at a mere 9 elements.
So, when the code attempts to access `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` using an index greater than or equal to 9, it trips over itself. The out-of-bounds read ends up accessing at most 984 bytes beyond the array's boundary. This is all happening within the `.rodata` section, which, I have to admit, significantly reduces the likelihood of an immediate page fault and, by extension, a clean crash. The value that gets read is then only compared against some other values and ultimately just contributes to an error message, which is a key part of determining its exploitability.
My expert assessment? This bug is not a particularly *juicy* one. No memory corruption, no leaking of sensitive data, no denial-of-service in a standard production build (where UBSAN is thankfully disabled). It's certainly a vulnerability, but it doesn't appear to offer direct exploitation possibilities. The bug can be triggered by mounting a malicious filesystem, and, as we all know, bcachefs doesn't play nice with user namespace mounts, so this requires `CAP_SYS_ADMIN` in the initial user namespace. Although, of course, a peripheral device, and its auto-mount behavior in a desktop environment, could conceivably open a potential vector.
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Results: map[Explanation:The bug is an array-index-out-of-bounds read in `bch2_accounting_validate` in
`fs/bcachefs/disk_accounting.c`.
When validating an accounting key read from the disk, the code extracts the
accounting type into `acc_k.type` (which is an `__u8`) and uses it as an index
into the `bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array without checking if it is
within the valid range (`< BCH_DISK_ACCOUNTING_TYPE_NR`).
```c
bkey_fsck_err_on(bch2_accounting_counters(k.k) !=
bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type],
c, accounting_key_nr_counters_wrong,
"accounting key with %u counters, should be %u",
bch2_accounting_counters(k.k),
bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters[acc_k.type]);
```
Since `acc_k.type` is an 8-bit unsigned integer, it can be at most 255. The
`bch2_accounting_type_nr_counters` array has 9 elements and is located in the
`.rodata` section. The out-of-bounds read will access at most 246 elements (984
bytes) past the end of the array. This is well within a single page, so it is
extremely unlikely to hit an unmapped page and cause a kernel panic.
The value read from the out-of-bounds memory is only used in a comparison
against `bch2_accounting_counters(k.k)` (which is also controlled by the
attacker) and printed in an error message if they don't match. It does not cause
any memory corruption, nor does it leak any sensitive information (it only leaks
a few bytes of `.rodata` to the kernel log).
Therefore, this bug is **not exploitable** and does **not cause a denial of
service** in production builds (where UBSAN is disabled).
The bug can be triggered by mounting a crafted bcachefs image. Since `bcachefs`
does not have the `FS_USERNS_MOUNT` flag, it cannot be mounted from a user
namespace. Thus, triggering the bug requires `CAP_SYS_ADMIN` in the initial user
namespace, or it can be triggered via a peripheral device if the desktop
environment auto-mounts the filesystem.]
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