Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/jfs: prevent double-free in dbUnmount() after failed jfs_remount()

Syzkaller reported the following issue:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3787 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3800
Free of addr ffff888086408000 by task syz-executor.4/12750
[...]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
[...]
kasan_report_invalid_free+0xac/0xd0 mm/kasan/report.c:482
____kasan_slab_free+0xfb/0x120
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:177 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1781 [inline]
slab_free_freelist_hook+0x12e/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:1807
slab_free mm/slub.c:3787 [inline]
__kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3800
dbUnmount+0xf4/0x110 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:264
jfs_umount+0x248/0x3b0 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:87
jfs_put_super+0x86/0x190 fs/jfs/super.c:194
generic_shutdown_super+0x130/0x310 fs/super.c:492
kill_block_super+0x79/0xd0 fs/super.c:1386
deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332
cleanup_mnt+0x494/0x520 fs/namespace.c:1291
task_work_run+0x243/0x300 kernel/task_work.c:179
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x124/0x150 kernel/entry/common.c:171
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xb2/0x140 kernel/entry/common.c:203
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:285 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x60 kernel/entry/common.c:296
do_syscall_64+0x49/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[...]
</TASK>

Allocated by task 13352:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:45 [inline]
kasan_set_track+0x3d/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:52
____kasan_kmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:371 [inline]
__kasan_kmalloc+0x97/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:380
kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:580 [inline]
dbMount+0x54/0x980 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:164
jfs_mount+0x1dd/0x830 fs/jfs/jfs_mount.c:121
jfs_fill_super+0x590/0xc50 fs/jfs/super.c:556
mount_bdev+0x26c/0x3a0 fs/super.c:1359
legacy_get_tree+0xea/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:610
vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1489
do_new_mount+0x289/0xad0 fs/namespace.c:3145
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3488 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3697 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x2d3/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3674
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd

Freed by task 13352:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:45 [inline]
kasan_set_track+0x3d/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:52
kasan_save_free_info+0x27/0x40 mm/kasan/generic.c:518
____kasan_slab_free+0xd6/0x120 mm/kasan/common.c:236
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:177 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1781 [inline]
slab_free_freelist_hook+0x12e/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:1807
slab_free mm/slub.c:3787 [inline]
__kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3800
dbUnmount+0xf4/0x110 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:264
jfs_mount_rw+0x545/0x740 fs/jfs/jfs_mount.c:247
jfs_remount+0x3db/0x710 fs/jfs/super.c:454
reconfigure_super+0x3bc/0x7b0 fs/super.c:935
vfs_fsconfig_locked fs/fsopen.c:254 [inline]
__do_sys_fsconfig fs/fsopen.c:439 [inline]
__se_sys_fsconfig+0xad5/0x1060 fs/fsopen.c:314
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[...]

JFS_SBI(ipbmap->i_sb)->bmap wasn't set to NULL after kfree() in
dbUnmount().

Syzkaller uses faultinject to reproduce this KASAN double-free
warning. The issue is triggered if either diMount() or dbMount() fail
in jfs_remount(), since diUnmount() or dbUnmount() already happened in
such a case - they will do double-free on next execution: jfs_umount
or jfs_remount.

Tested on both upstream and jfs-next by syzkaller.
Published: 2025-12-24
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

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Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/jfs: prevent double-free in dbUnmount() after failed jfs_remount() Syzkaller reported the following issue: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: double-free in slab_free mm/slub.c:3787 [inline] BUG: KASAN: double-free in __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3800 Free of addr ffff888086408000 by task syz-executor.4/12750 [...] Call Trace: <TASK> [...] kasan_report_invalid_free+0xac/0xd0 mm/kasan/report.c:482 ____kasan_slab_free+0xfb/0x120 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:177 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1781 [inline] slab_free_freelist_hook+0x12e/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:1807 slab_free mm/slub.c:3787 [inline] __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3800 dbUnmount+0xf4/0x110 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:264 jfs_umount+0x248/0x3b0 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:87 jfs_put_super+0x86/0x190 fs/jfs/super.c:194 generic_shutdown_super+0x130/0x310 fs/super.c:492 kill_block_super+0x79/0xd0 fs/super.c:1386 deactivate_locked_super+0xa7/0xf0 fs/super.c:332 cleanup_mnt+0x494/0x520 fs/namespace.c:1291 task_work_run+0x243/0x300 kernel/task_work.c:179 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x124/0x150 kernel/entry/common.c:171 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xb2/0x140 kernel/entry/common.c:203 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:285 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x60 kernel/entry/common.c:296 do_syscall_64+0x49/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [...] </TASK> Allocated by task 13352: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:45 [inline] kasan_set_track+0x3d/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:52 ____kasan_kmalloc mm/kasan/common.c:371 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x97/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:380 kmalloc include/linux/slab.h:580 [inline] dbMount+0x54/0x980 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:164 jfs_mount+0x1dd/0x830 fs/jfs/jfs_mount.c:121 jfs_fill_super+0x590/0xc50 fs/jfs/super.c:556 mount_bdev+0x26c/0x3a0 fs/super.c:1359 legacy_get_tree+0xea/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:610 vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1489 do_new_mount+0x289/0xad0 fs/namespace.c:3145 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3488 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3697 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x2d3/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3674 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd Freed by task 13352: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:45 [inline] kasan_set_track+0x3d/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:52 kasan_save_free_info+0x27/0x40 mm/kasan/generic.c:518 ____kasan_slab_free+0xd6/0x120 mm/kasan/common.c:236 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:177 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1781 [inline] slab_free_freelist_hook+0x12e/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:1807 slab_free mm/slub.c:3787 [inline] __kmem_cache_free+0x71/0x110 mm/slub.c:3800 dbUnmount+0xf4/0x110 fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c:264 jfs_mount_rw+0x545/0x740 fs/jfs/jfs_mount.c:247 jfs_remount+0x3db/0x710 fs/jfs/super.c:454 reconfigure_super+0x3bc/0x7b0 fs/super.c:935 vfs_fsconfig_locked fs/fsopen.c:254 [inline] __do_sys_fsconfig fs/fsopen.c:439 [inline] __se_sys_fsconfig+0xad5/0x1060 fs/fsopen.c:314 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3d/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [...] JFS_SBI(ipbmap->i_sb)->bmap wasn't set to NULL after kfree() in dbUnmount(). Syzkaller uses faultinject to reproduce this KASAN double-free warning. The issue is triggered if either diMount() or dbMount() fail in jfs_remount(), since diUnmount() or dbUnmount() already happened in such a case - they will do double-free on next execution: jfs_umount or jfs_remount. Tested on both upstream and jfs-next by syzkaller.
Title fs/jfs: prevent double-free in dbUnmount() after failed jfs_remount()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T10:33:57.714Z

Reserved: 2025-12-24T13:02:52.521Z

Link: CVE-2023-54127

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-24T13:16:14.680

Modified: 2025-12-29T15:58:34.503

Link: CVE-2023-54127

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54127 - Bugzilla

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