{"cve":"CVE-2022-49414","nvd":{"published":"2025-02-26T07:01:17.890","modified":"2026-06-17T05:17:58.980","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: fix race condition between ext4_write and ext4_convert_inline_data\n\nHulk Robot reported a BUG_ON:\n ==================================================================\n EXT4-fs error (device loop3): ext4_mb_generate_buddy:805: group 0,\n block bitmap and bg descriptor inconsistent: 25 vs 31513 free clusters\n kernel BUG at fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:53!\n invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI\n CPU: 0 PID: 25371 Comm: syz-executor.3 Not tainted 5.10.0+ #1\n RIP: 0010:ext4_put_nojournal fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:53 [inline]\n RIP: 0010:__ext4_journal_stop+0x10e/0x110 fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:116\n [...]\n Call Trace:\n  ext4_write_inline_data_end+0x59a/0x730 fs/ext4/inline.c:795\n  generic_perform_write+0x279/0x3c0 mm/filemap.c:3344\n  ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x2e3/0x3d0 fs/ext4/file.c:270\n  ext4_file_write_iter+0x30a/0x11c0 fs/ext4/file.c:520\n  do_iter_readv_writev+0x339/0x3c0 fs/read_write.c:732\n  do_iter_write+0x107/0x430 fs/read_write.c:861\n  vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:934 [inline]\n  do_pwritev+0x1e5/0x380 fs/read_write.c:1031\n [...]\n ==================================================================\n\nAbove issue may happen as follows:\n           cpu1                     cpu2\n__________________________|__________________________\ndo_pwritev\n vfs_writev\n  do_iter_write\n   ext4_file_write_iter\n    ext4_buffered_write_iter\n     generic_perform_write\n      ext4_da_write_begin\n                           vfs_fallocate\n                            ext4_fallocate\n                             ext4_convert_inline_data\n                              ext4_convert_inline_data_nolock\n                               ext4_destroy_inline_data_nolock\n                                clear EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA\n                               ext4_map_blocks\n                                ext4_ext_map_blocks\n                                 ext4_mb_new_blocks\n                                  ext4_mb_regular_allocator\n                                   ext4_mb_good_group_nolock\n                                    ext4_mb_init_group\n                                     ext4_mb_init_cache\n                                      ext4_mb_generate_buddy  --> error\n       ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA)\n                                ext4_restore_inline_data\n                                 set EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA\n       ext4_block_write_begin\n      ext4_da_write_end\n       ext4_test_inode_state(inode, EXT4_STATE_MAY_INLINE_DATA)\n       ext4_write_inline_data_end\n        handle=NULL\n        ext4_journal_stop(handle)\n         __ext4_journal_stop\n          ext4_put_nojournal(handle)\n           ref_cnt = (unsigned long)handle\n           BUG_ON(ref_cnt == 0)  ---> BUG_ON\n\nThe lock held by ext4_convert_inline_data is xattr_sem, but the lock\nheld by generic_perform_write is i_rwsem. Therefore, the two locks can\nbe concurrent.\n\nTo solve above issue, we add inode_lock() for ext4_convert_inline_data().\nAt the same time, move ext4_convert_inline_data() in front of\next4_punch_hole(), remove similar handling from ext4_punch_hole().","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":4.7},"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14602353b350950b551eccc6b46411aa3b12ffe2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18881d7e517169193d9ef6c89c7f322e3e164277","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/725e00cb7039eae291890f1bb19bc867176745f6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91f90b571f1a23f5b8a9c2b68a9aa5d6981a3c3d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccc6639f831bee91aa8b41c8a1cdd020ecfb9f32"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:59:48.811064707+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-49414","score":0.00189,"percentile":0.08557,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}