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5.5

CVE-2022-49075: Linux kernel Btrfs quota can be bypassed with large files

CVE-2022-49075 · published 1 year ago
Summary

The Btrfs file system in the Linux kernel may miscalculate space reservations when a single file larger than 4 GB is pre‑allocated, allowing it to exceed the set quota limit. This can let users store more data than the quota permits, potentially causing unexpected disk‑space usage. Apply the latest kernel updates that include the fix to ensure quotas work correctly.

What to do
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 4.15.0-1146.161~14.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-hwe to version 4.15.0-1137.148~16.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 4.15.0-1146.161~16.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 4.15.0-1131.147~16.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe to version 4.15.0-189.200~16.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 4.15.0-1102.113~16.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux to version 4.15.0-189.200.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 4.15.0-1137.148.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-4.15 to version 4.15.0-1146.161.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1083.87~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-4.15 to version 4.15.0-1131.147.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-5.4 to version 5.4.0-117.132~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1028.32~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-kvm to version 4.15.0-1123.128.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 4.15.0-1102.113.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1076.83~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi-5.4 to version 5.4.0-1065.75~18.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-fips to version 4.15.0-2076.81.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-fips to version 4.15.0-2057.63.
  • Update canonical linux-fips to version 4.15.0-1094.105.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-fips to version 4.15.0-2041.46.
  • Update canonical linux to version 5.4.0-117.132.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 5.4.0-1078.84.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 5.4.0-1083.87.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1008.9~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-bluefield to version 5.4.0-1040.44.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 5.4.0-1078.84.
  • Update canonical linux-hwe-5.15 to version 5.15.0-41.44~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm to version 5.4.0-1026.29.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iotg-5.15 to version 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-iot to version 5.4.0-1004.6.
  • Update canonical linux-kvm to version 5.4.0-1068.72.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 to version 5.15.0-42.45~20.04.1.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 5.4.0-1076.83.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi to version 5.4.0-1065.75.
  • Update canonical linux-aws-fips to version 5.4.0-1078.84+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-azure-fips to version 5.4.0-1083.87+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux-fips to version 5.4.0-1054.61.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp-fips to version 5.4.0-1078.84+fips1.
  • Update canonical linux to version 5.15.0-37.39.
  • Update canonical linux-aws to version 5.15.0-1011.14.
  • Update canonical linux-azure to version 5.15.0-1010.12.
  • Update canonical linux-gcp to version 5.15.0-1008.12.
  • Update canonical linux-gke to version 5.15.0-1008.10.
  • Update canonical linux-ibm to version 5.15.0-1007.8.
  • Update canonical linux-intel-iotg to version 5.15.0-1008.11.
  • Update canonical linux-kvm to version 5.15.0-1010.11.
  • Update canonical linux-lowlatency to version 5.15.0-37.39.
  • Update canonical linux-oracle to version 5.15.0-1009.12.
  • Update canonical linux-raspi to version 5.15.0-1011.13.
  • Update canonical linux-realtime to version 5.15.0-1014.14.
  • Update linux kernel to version 5.17.3.
  • Update debian linux to version 5.17.3-1.
  • Update linux linux to version 0355387ea5b02d353c9415613fab908fac5c52a6 or later.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
– linux linux_kernel < 4.14.276
>= 4.15, < 4.19.238
>= 4.20, < 5.4.189
>= 5.5, < 5.10.111
>= 5.11, < 5.15.34
>= 5.16, < 5.16.20
>= 5.17, < 5.17.3
5.18
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 4.15.0-1146.161~14.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1146.161~14.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS canonical linux All versions
– linux linux < 0355387ea5b02d353c9415613fab908fac5c52a6
4.13
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS canonical linux-aws All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS canonical linux-lts-xenial All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-aws All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-hwe < 4.15.0-1137.148~16.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1137.148~16.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 4.15.0-1146.161~16.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1146.161~16.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 4.15.0-1131.147~16.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1131.147~16.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe < 4.15.0-189.200~16.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-189.200~16.04.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 4.15.0-1102.113~16.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1102.113~16.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux < 4.15.0-189.200
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-189.200
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 4.15.0-1137.148
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1137.148
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.4 < 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-4.15 < 4.15.0-1146.161
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1146.161
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.4 < 5.4.0-1083.87~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1083.87~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-4.15 < 4.15.0-1131.147
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1131.147
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.4 < 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1078.84~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.4 < 5.4.0-117.132~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-117.132~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm-5.4 < 5.4.0-1028.32~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1028.32~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm < 4.15.0-1123.128
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1123.128
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 4.15.0-1102.113
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1102.113
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.4 < 5.4.0-1076.83~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1076.83~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-5.4 < 5.4.0-1065.75~18.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1065.75~18.04.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-4.15 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.4 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-edge All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oem All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.0 All versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.3 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips < 4.15.0-2076.81
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-2076.81
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips < 4.15.0-2057.63
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-2057.63
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-fips < 4.15.0-1094.105
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-1094.105
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips < 4.15.0-2041.46
Fix: upgrade to 4.15.0-2041.46
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips All versions
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Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux < 5.4.0-117.132
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-117.132
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 5.4.0-1078.84
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1078.84
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 5.4.0-1083.87
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1083.87
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.15 < 5.15.0-1008.9~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1008.9~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-bluefield < 5.4.0-1040.44
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1040.44
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 5.4.0-1078.84
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1078.84
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.15 < 5.15.0-41.44~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-41.44~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm < 5.4.0-1026.29
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1026.29
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg-5.15 < 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1008.11~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-iot < 5.4.0-1004.6
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1004.6
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm < 5.4.0-1068.72
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1068.72
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 < 5.15.0-42.45~20.04.1
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-42.45~20.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 5.4.0-1076.83
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1076.83
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi < 5.4.0-1065.75
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1065.75
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gke-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gkeop-5.15 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.10 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.14 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.6 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.13 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi2 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.11 All versions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.8 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips < 5.4.0-1078.84+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1078.84+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips < 5.4.0-1083.87+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1083.87+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-fips < 5.4.0-1054.61
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1054.61
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips < 5.4.0-1078.84+fips1
Fix: upgrade to 5.4.0-1078.84+fips1
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-fips All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-fips All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux < 5.15.0-37.39
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-37.39
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-allwinner-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws < 5.15.0-1011.14
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1011.14
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-aws-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure < 5.15.0-1010.12
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1010.12
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-azure-fde-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp < 5.15.0-1008.12
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1008.12
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gcp-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-gke < 5.15.0-1008.10
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1008.10
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-ibm < 5.15.0-1007.8
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1007.8
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iot-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-intel-iotg < 5.15.0-1008.11
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1008.11
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-kvm < 5.15.0-1010.11
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1010.11
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency < 5.15.0-37.39
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-37.39
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-nvidia-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-5.17 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.0 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.1 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oem-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle < 5.15.0-1009.12
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1009.12
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-oracle-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi < 5.15.0-1011.13
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1011.13
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-riscv-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-5.19 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.2 All versions
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS canonical linux-starfive-6.5 All versions
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS canonical linux-realtime < 5.15.0-1014.14
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.0-1014.14
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS canonical linux-raspi-realtime All versions
Ubuntu:26.04 canonical linux-nvidia All versions
Linux linux kernel >= 5.17.0, < 5.17.3
Fix: upgrade to 5.17.3
Debian:12 debian linux < 5.17.3-1
Fix: upgrade to 5.17.3-1
Original advisory text
btrfs: fix qgroup reserve overflow the qgroup limit
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix qgroup reserve overflow the qgroup limit We use extent_changeset->bytes_changed in qgroup_reserve_data() to record how many bytes we set for EXTENT_QGROUP_RESERVED state. Currently the bytes_changed is set as "unsigned int", and it will overflow if we try to fallocate a range larger than 4GiB. The result is we reserve less bytes and eventually break the qgroup limit. Unlike regular buffered/direct write, which we use one changeset for each ordered extent, which can never be larger than 256M. For fallocate, we use one changeset for the whole range, thus it no longer respects the 256M per extent limit, and caused the problem. The following example test script reproduces the problem: $ cat qgroup-overflow.sh #!/bin/bash DEV=/dev/sdj MNT=/mnt/sdj mkfs.btrfs -f $DEV mount $DEV $MNT # Set qgroup limit to 2GiB. btrfs quota enable $MNT btrfs qgroup limit 2G $MNT # Try to fallocate a 3GiB file. This should fail. echo echo "Try to fallocate a 3GiB file..." fallocate -l 3G $MNT/3G.file # Try to fallocate a 5GiB file. echo echo "Try to fallocate a 5GiB file..." fallocate -l 5G $MNT/5G.file # See we break the qgroup limit. echo sync btrfs qgroup show -r $MNT umount $MNT When running the test: $ ./qgroup-overflow.sh (...) Try to fallocate a 3GiB file... fallocate: fallocate failed: Disk quota exceeded Try to fallocate a 5GiB file... qgroupid         rfer         excl     max_rfer --------         ----         ----     -------- 0/5           5.00GiB      5.00GiB      2.00GiB Since we have no control of how bytes_changed is used, it's better to set it to u64.
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
5.5 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-190Integer Overflow
Timeline
Published26 Feb 2025
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
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