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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-4098

CVE-2011-4098

Description

The fallocate implementation in the GFS2 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2 relies on the page cache, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service by preallocating blocks in certain situations involving insufficient memory.

Affected products

6
  • Linux/Kernel6 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.2

Patches

1
64dd153c8374

GFS2: rewrite fallocate code to write blocks directly

https://github.com/torvalds/linuxBenjamin MarzinskiSep 12, 2011via osv
3 files changed · +39 147
  • fs/gfs2/bmap.c+12 0 modified
    @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     #include <linux/spinlock.h>
     #include <linux/completion.h>
     #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
    +#include <linux/blkdev.h>
     #include <linux/gfs2_ondisk.h>
     #include <linux/crc32.h>
     
    @@ -427,12 +428,14 @@ static int gfs2_bmap_alloc(struct inode *inode, const sector_t lblock,
     {
     	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
     	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
    +	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
     	struct buffer_head *dibh = mp->mp_bh[0];
     	u64 bn, dblock = 0;
     	unsigned n, i, blks, alloced = 0, iblks = 0, branch_start = 0;
     	unsigned dblks = 0;
     	unsigned ptrs_per_blk;
     	const unsigned end_of_metadata = height - 1;
    +	int ret;
     	int eob = 0;
     	enum alloc_state state;
     	__be64 *ptr;
    @@ -535,6 +538,15 @@ static int gfs2_bmap_alloc(struct inode *inode, const sector_t lblock,
     			dblock = bn;
     			while (n-- > 0)
     				*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(bn++);
    +			if (buffer_zeronew(bh_map)) {
    +				ret = sb_issue_zeroout(sb, dblock, dblks,
    +						       GFP_NOFS);
    +				if (ret) {
    +					fs_err(sdp,
    +					       "Failed to zero data buffers\n");
    +					clear_buffer_zeronew(bh_map);
    +				}
    +			}
     			break;
     		}
     	} while ((state != ALLOC_DATA) || !dblock);
    
  • fs/gfs2/file.c+24 147 modified
    @@ -669,135 +669,18 @@ static ssize_t gfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
     	return generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
     }
     
    -static int empty_write_end(struct page *page, unsigned from,
    -			   unsigned to, int mode)
    -{
    -	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
    -	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
    -	struct buffer_head *bh;
    -	unsigned offset, blksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
    -	pgoff_t end_index = i_size_read(inode) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
    -
    -	zero_user(page, from, to-from);
    -	mark_page_accessed(page);
    -
    -	if (page->index < end_index || !(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE)) {
    -		if (!gfs2_is_writeback(ip))
    -			gfs2_page_add_databufs(ip, page, from, to);
    -
    -		block_commit_write(page, from, to);
    -		return 0;
    -	}
    -
    -	offset = 0;
    -	bh = page_buffers(page);
    -	while (offset < to) {
    -		if (offset >= from) {
    -			set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
    -			mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
    -			clear_buffer_new(bh);
    -			write_dirty_buffer(bh, WRITE);
    -		}
    -		offset += blksize;
    -		bh = bh->b_this_page;
    -	}
    -
    -	offset = 0;
    -	bh = page_buffers(page);
    -	while (offset < to) {
    -		if (offset >= from) {
    -			wait_on_buffer(bh);
    -			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
    -				return -EIO;
    -		}
    -		offset += blksize;
    -		bh = bh->b_this_page;
    -	}
    -	return 0;
    -}
    -
    -static int needs_empty_write(sector_t block, struct inode *inode)
    -{
    -	int error;
    -	struct buffer_head bh_map = { .b_state = 0, .b_blocknr = 0 };
    -
    -	bh_map.b_size = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
    -	error = gfs2_block_map(inode, block, &bh_map, 0);
    -	if (unlikely(error))
    -		return error;
    -	return !buffer_mapped(&bh_map);
    -}
    -
    -static int write_empty_blocks(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to,
    -			      int mode)
    -{
    -	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
    -	unsigned start, end, next, blksize;
    -	sector_t block = page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - inode->i_blkbits);
    -	int ret;
    -
    -	blksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
    -	next = end = 0;
    -	while (next < from) {
    -		next += blksize;
    -		block++;
    -	}
    -	start = next;
    -	do {
    -		next += blksize;
    -		ret = needs_empty_write(block, inode);
    -		if (unlikely(ret < 0))
    -			return ret;
    -		if (ret == 0) {
    -			if (end) {
    -				ret = __block_write_begin(page, start, end - start,
    -							  gfs2_block_map);
    -				if (unlikely(ret))
    -					return ret;
    -				ret = empty_write_end(page, start, end, mode);
    -				if (unlikely(ret))
    -					return ret;
    -				end = 0;
    -			}
    -			start = next;
    -		}
    -		else
    -			end = next;
    -		block++;
    -	} while (next < to);
    -
    -	if (end) {
    -		ret = __block_write_begin(page, start, end - start, gfs2_block_map);
    -		if (unlikely(ret))
    -			return ret;
    -		ret = empty_write_end(page, start, end, mode);
    -		if (unlikely(ret))
    -			return ret;
    -	}
    -
    -	return 0;
    -}
    -
     static int fallocate_chunk(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
     			   int mode)
     {
     	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
     	struct buffer_head *dibh;
     	int error;
    -	u64 start = offset >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
    -	unsigned int start_offset = offset & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
    -	u64 end = (offset + len - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
    -	pgoff_t curr;
    -	struct page *page;
    -	unsigned int end_offset = (offset + len) & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
    -	unsigned int from, to;
    -
    -	if (!end_offset)
    -		end_offset = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
    +	unsigned int nr_blks;
    +	sector_t lblock = offset >> inode->i_blkbits;
     
     	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
     	if (unlikely(error))
    -		goto out;
    +		return error;
     
     	gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
     
    @@ -807,39 +690,31 @@ static int fallocate_chunk(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
     			goto out;
     	}
     
    -	curr = start;
    -	offset = start << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
    -	from = start_offset;
    -	to = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
    -	while (curr <= end) {
    -		page = grab_cache_page_write_begin(inode->i_mapping, curr,
    -						   AOP_FLAG_NOFS);
    -		if (unlikely(!page)) {
    -			error = -ENOMEM;
    -			goto out;
    -		}
    +	while (len) {
    +		struct buffer_head bh_map = { .b_state = 0, .b_blocknr = 0 };
    +		bh_map.b_size = len;
    +		set_buffer_zeronew(&bh_map);
     
    -		if (curr == end)
    -			to = end_offset;
    -		error = write_empty_blocks(page, from, to, mode);
    -		if (!error && offset + to > inode->i_size &&
    -		    !(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE)) {
    -			i_size_write(inode, offset + to);
    -		}
    -		unlock_page(page);
    -		page_cache_release(page);
    -		if (error)
    +		error = gfs2_block_map(inode, lblock, &bh_map, 1);
    +		if (unlikely(error))
     			goto out;
    -		curr++;
    -		offset += PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
    -		from = 0;
    +		len -= bh_map.b_size;
    +		nr_blks = bh_map.b_size >> inode->i_blkbits;
    +		lblock += nr_blks;
    +		if (!buffer_new(&bh_map))
    +			continue;
    +		if (unlikely(!buffer_zeronew(&bh_map))) {
    +			error = -EIO;
    +			goto out;
    +		}
     	}
    +	if (offset + len > inode->i_size && !(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE))
    +		i_size_write(inode, offset + len);
     
     	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
     
    -	brelse(dibh);
    -
     out:
    +	brelse(dibh);
     	return error;
     }
     
    @@ -879,6 +754,7 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
     	int error;
     	loff_t bsize_mask = ~((loff_t)sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1);
     	loff_t next = (offset + len - 1) >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
    +	loff_t max_chunk_size = UINT_MAX & bsize_mask;
     	next = (next + 1) << sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
     
     	/* We only support the FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE mode */
    @@ -932,7 +808,8 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
     			goto out_qunlock;
     		}
     		max_bytes = bytes;
    -		calc_max_reserv(ip, len, &max_bytes, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
    +		calc_max_reserv(ip, (len > max_chunk_size)? max_chunk_size: len,
    +				&max_bytes, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
     		al->al_requested = data_blocks + ind_blocks;
     
     		rblocks = RES_DINODE + ind_blocks + RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA +
    
  • fs/gfs2/incore.h+3 0 modified
    @@ -103,12 +103,15 @@ struct gfs2_rgrpd {
     enum gfs2_state_bits {
     	BH_Pinned = BH_PrivateStart,
     	BH_Escaped = BH_PrivateStart + 1,
    +	BH_Zeronew = BH_PrivateStart + 2,
     };
     
     BUFFER_FNS(Pinned, pinned)
     TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Pinned, pinned)
     BUFFER_FNS(Escaped, escaped)
     TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Escaped, escaped)
    +BUFFER_FNS(Zeronew, zeronew)
    +TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Zeronew, zeronew)
     
     struct gfs2_bufdata {
     	struct buffer_head *bd_bh;
    

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Generated on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

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