In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...
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Published
Sep 15, 2025
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Sep 15, 2025
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Sep 15, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
Sep 15, 2025
Last updated
Sep 15, 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
jfs: jfs_dmap: Validate db_l2nbperpage while mounting
In jfs_dmap.c at line 381, BLKTODMAP is used to get a logical block
number inside dbFree(). db_l2nbperpage, which is the log2 number of
blocks per page, is passed as an argument to BLKTODMAP which uses it
for shifting.
Syzbot reported a shift out-of-bounds crash because db_l2nbperpage is
too big. This happens because the large value is set without any
validation in dbMount() at line 181.
Thus, make sure that db_l2nbperpage is correct while mounting.
Max number of blocks per page = Page size / Min block size
=> log2(Max num_block per page) = log2(Page size / Min block size)
= log2(Page size) - log2(Min block size)
=> Max db_l2nbperpage = L2PSIZE - L2MINBLOCKSIZE
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