In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
btrfs: fix use-after-free on reloc root after error in insert_dirty_subvol()
If during relocation we fail in insert_dirty_subvol() because
btrfs_update_reloc_root() returned an error, we will leave a root's
reloc_root field pointing to a reloc root that was freed instead of NULL,
resulting later in a use-after-free, or double free attempt during
unmount.
The sequence of steps is this:
1) During relocation the call to btrfs_update_reloc_root() in
insert_dirty_subvol() fails, so insert_dirty_subvol() returns the
error to merge_reloc_root() without adding the root to the list
rc->dirty_subvol_roots;
2) Then merge_reloc_root() aborts the current transaction because
insert_dirty_subvol() returned an error;
3) Up the call chain, merge_reloc_roots() gets the error, adds the
reloc root for root X to the local reloc_roots list and jumps to the
'out' label, where it calls free_reloc_roots() to free all the reloc
roots in the local reloc_roots list. This frees the reloc root for
root X;
4) We go up the call chain to relocate_block_group() which calls
clean_dirty_subvols() to go over dirty roots and set their
->reloc_root field to NULL, but root X is not in the dirty_subvol_roots
list, so its ->reloc_root still points to a reloc root;
5) Relocation finishes, with an error and a transaction abort, but the
->reloc_root field for root X still points to the reloc root that was
freed in step 3;
6) When unmounting the fs we end up calling:
btrfs_free_fs_roots()
btrfs_drop_and_free_fs_root()
--> calls btrfs_put_root() against root X's ->reloc_root
which is not NULL and points to the already freed
reloc root in step 4 above
Resulting in a use-after-free to a double free attempt.
Syzbot reported this with the following dmesg/syslog:
[ 106.004389][ T5339] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): Transaction aborted (error -5)
[ 106.014266][ T5339] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state A) in merge_reloc_root:1655: errno=-5 IO failure
[ 106.021891][ T1061] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): error while writing out transaction: -5
[ 106.026964][ T1061] BTRFS warning (device loop0 state A): Skipping commit of aborted transaction.
[ 106.033807][ T5340] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): bdev /dev/loop0 errs: wr 3, rd 0, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
[ 106.039265][ T1061] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state A) in cleanup_transaction:2067: errno=-5 IO failure
[ 106.044382][ T5339] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): forced readonly
[ 106.074329][ T5339] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state EA) in merge_reloc_roots:1887: errno=-5 IO failure
[ 106.081004][ T5356] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): scrub: started on devid 1
[ 106.085611][ T5339] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): balance: ended with status: -30
[ 106.089517][ T5356] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): scrub: not finished on devid 1 with status: -30
[ 106.662365][ T5338] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): last unmount of filesystem 3a375e4e-b156-4d76-a2ad-16e198ce1409
[ 106.682946][ T5338] ==================================================================
[ 106.686574][ T5338] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in btrfs_put_root+0x2f/0x250
[ 106.690090][ T5338] Write of size 4 at addr ffff88803f978630 by task syz.0.0/5338
[ 106.693173][ T5338]
[ 106.694279][ T5338] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5338 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
[ 106.694293][ T5338] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 106.694300][ T5338] Call Trace:
[ 106.694308][ T5338] <TASK>
[ 106.694314][ T5338] dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150
[ 106.694331][ T5338] print_address_description+0x55/0x1e0
[ 106.694343][ T5338] ? btrfs_put_root+0x2f/0x250
[ 106.694358][ T5338] print_report+0x58/0x70
[ 106.
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btrfs: fix use-after-free on reloc root after error in insert_dirty_subvol()
If during relocation we fail in insert_dirty_subvol() because
btrfs_update_reloc_root() returned an error, we will leave a root's
reloc_root field pointing to a reloc root that was freed instead of NULL,
resulting later in a use-after-free, or double free attempt during
unmount.
The sequence of steps is this:
1) During relocation the call to btrfs_update_reloc_root() in
insert_dirty_subvol() fails, so insert_dirty_subvol() returns the
error to merge_reloc_root() without adding the root to the list
rc->dirty_subvol_roots;
2) Then merge_reloc_root() aborts the current transaction because
insert_dirty_subvol() returned an error;
3) Up the call chain, merge_reloc_roots() gets the error, adds the
reloc root for root X to the local reloc_roots list and jumps to the
'out' label, where it calls free_reloc_roots() to free all the reloc
roots in the local reloc_roots list. This frees the reloc root for
root X;
4) We go up the call chain to relocate_block_group() which calls
clean_dirty_subvols() to go over dirty roots and set their
->reloc_root field to NULL, but root X is not in the dirty_subvol_roots
list, so its ->reloc_root still points to a reloc root;
5) Relocation finishes, with an error and a transaction abort, but the
->reloc_root field for root X still points to the reloc root that was
freed in step 3;
6) When unmounting the fs we end up calling:
btrfs_free_fs_roots()
btrfs_drop_and_free_fs_root()
--> calls btrfs_put_root() against root X's ->reloc_root
which is not NULL and points to the already freed
reloc root in step 4 above
Resulting in a use-after-free to a double free attempt.
Syzbot reported this with the following dmesg/syslog:
[ 106.004389][ T5339] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): Transaction aborted (error -5)
[ 106.014266][ T5339] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state A) in merge_reloc_root:1655: errno=-5 IO failure
[ 106.021891][ T1061] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): error while writing out transaction: -5
[ 106.026964][ T1061] BTRFS warning (device loop0 state A): Skipping commit of aborted transaction.
[ 106.033807][ T5340] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): bdev /dev/loop0 errs: wr 3, rd 0, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0
[ 106.039265][ T1061] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state A) in cleanup_transaction:2067: errno=-5 IO failure
[ 106.044382][ T5339] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): forced readonly
[ 106.074329][ T5339] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state EA) in merge_reloc_roots:1887: errno=-5 IO failure
[ 106.081004][ T5356] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): scrub: started on devid 1
[ 106.085611][ T5339] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): balance: ended with status: -30
[ 106.089517][ T5356] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): scrub: not finished on devid 1 with status: -30
[ 106.662365][ T5338] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): last unmount of filesystem 3a375e4e-b156-4d76-a2ad-16e198ce1409
[ 106.682946][ T5338] ==================================================================
[ 106.686574][ T5338] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in btrfs_put_root+0x2f/0x250
[ 106.690090][ T5338] Write of size 4 at addr ffff88803f978630 by task syz.0.0/5338
[ 106.693173][ T5338]
[ 106.694279][ T5338] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5338 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
[ 106.694293][ T5338] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
[ 106.694300][ T5338] Call Trace:
[ 106.694308][ T5338] <TASK>
[ 106.694314][ T5338] dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150
[ 106.694331][ T5338] print_address_description+0x55/0x1e0
[ 106.694343][ T5338] ? btrfs_put_root+0x2f/0x250
[ 106.694358][ T5338] print_report+0x58/0x70
[ 106.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix use-after-free on reloc root after error in insert_dirty_subvol() If during relocation we fail in insert_dirty_subvol() because btrfs_update_reloc_root() returned an error, we will leave a root's reloc_root field pointing to a reloc root that was freed instead of NULL, resulting later in a use-after-free, or double free attempt during unmount. The sequence of steps is this: 1) During relocation the call to btrfs_update_reloc_root() in insert_dirty_subvol() fails, so insert_dirty_subvol() returns the error to merge_reloc_root() without adding the root to the list rc->dirty_subvol_roots; 2) Then merge_reloc_root() aborts the current transaction because insert_dirty_subvol() returned an error; 3) Up the call chain, merge_reloc_roots() gets the error, adds the reloc root for root X to the local reloc_roots list and jumps to the 'out' label, where it calls free_reloc_roots() to free all the reloc roots in the local reloc_roots list. This frees the reloc root for root X; 4) We go up the call chain to relocate_block_group() which calls clean_dirty_subvols() to go over dirty roots and set their ->reloc_root field to NULL, but root X is not in the dirty_subvol_roots list, so its ->reloc_root still points to a reloc root; 5) Relocation finishes, with an error and a transaction abort, but the ->reloc_root field for root X still points to the reloc root that was freed in step 3; 6) When unmounting the fs we end up calling: btrfs_free_fs_roots() btrfs_drop_and_free_fs_root() --> calls btrfs_put_root() against root X's ->reloc_root which is not NULL and points to the already freed reloc root in step 4 above Resulting in a use-after-free to a double free attempt. Syzbot reported this with the following dmesg/syslog: [ 106.004389][ T5339] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): Transaction aborted (error -5) [ 106.014266][ T5339] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state A) in merge_reloc_root:1655: errno=-5 IO failure [ 106.021891][ T1061] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): error while writing out transaction: -5 [ 106.026964][ T1061] BTRFS warning (device loop0 state A): Skipping commit of aborted transaction. [ 106.033807][ T5340] BTRFS error (device loop0 state A): bdev /dev/loop0 errs: wr 3, rd 0, flush 0, corrupt 0, gen 0 [ 106.039265][ T1061] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state A) in cleanup_transaction:2067: errno=-5 IO failure [ 106.044382][ T5339] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): forced readonly [ 106.074329][ T5339] BTRFS: error (device loop0 state EA) in merge_reloc_roots:1887: errno=-5 IO failure [ 106.081004][ T5356] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): scrub: started on devid 1 [ 106.085611][ T5339] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): balance: ended with status: -30 [ 106.089517][ T5356] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): scrub: not finished on devid 1 with status: -30 [ 106.662365][ T5338] BTRFS info (device loop0 state EA): last unmount of filesystem 3a375e4e-b156-4d76-a2ad-16e198ce1409 [ 106.682946][ T5338] ================================================================== [ 106.686574][ T5338] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in btrfs_put_root+0x2f/0x250 [ 106.690090][ T5338] Write of size 4 at addr ffff88803f978630 by task syz.0.0/5338 [ 106.693173][ T5338] [ 106.694279][ T5338] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5338 Comm: syz.0.0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) [ 106.694293][ T5338] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 [ 106.694300][ T5338] Call Trace: [ 106.694308][ T5338] <TASK> [ 106.694314][ T5338] dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 [ 106.694331][ T5338] print_address_description+0x55/0x1e0 [ 106.694343][ T5338] ? btrfs_put_root+0x2f/0x250 [ 106.694358][ T5338] print_report+0x58/0x70 [ 106. ---truncated--- | |
| Title | btrfs: fix use-after-free on reloc root after error in insert_dirty_subvol() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-24T16:02:34.370Z
Reserved: 2026-09-18T17:59:28.789Z
Link: CVE-2026-93800
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:12.870
Modified: 2026-09-24T17:17:12.870
Link: CVE-2026-93800
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