{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-31666", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-03-09T15:48:24.129Z", "datePublished": "2026-04-24T14:45:15.271Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:24:16.096Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-05T12:24:16.096Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbtrfs: fix incorrect return value after changing leaf in lookup_extent_data_ref()\n\nAfter commit 1618aa3c2e01 (\"btrfs: simplify return variables in\nlookup_extent_data_ref()\"), the err and ret variables were merged into\na single ret variable. However, when btrfs_next_leaf() returns 0\n(success), ret is overwritten from -ENOENT to 0. If the first key in\nthe next leaf does not match (different objectid or type), the function\nreturns 0 instead of -ENOENT, making the caller believe the lookup\nsucceeded when it did not. This can lead to operations on the wrong\nextent tree item, potentially causing extent tree corruption.\n\nFix this by returning -ENOENT directly when the key does not match,\ninstead of relying on the ret variable." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The vulnerable Btrfs extent-reference code is reached through local filesystem syscalls such as reflink/dedupe, truncate, unlink, and hole punching on a writable mounted Btrfs filesystem.\nAC:L - The trigger depends on attacker-shaped filesystem metadata and ordinary repeated file operations, not on a race or condition outside attacker control; when uncertain, the lower-complexity value is appropriate.\nPR:L - A basic unprivileged local user with write access to files on the Btrfs mount can exercise the relevant paths; no real root or init-namespace capability is required.\nUI:N - No separate victim action is required after the attacker has local access to a writable Btrfs filesystem; the attacker can issue the file operations directly.\nS:U - The impact remains within the local kernel/filesystem security authority and does not cross a VM, IOMMU, or similar security boundary.\nC:H - Incorrectly deleting or decrementing the wrong extent data reference can corrupt Btrfs extent ownership, plausibly causing stale or unrelated file data exposure through block reuse or aliasing.\nI:H - The bug can operate on the wrong extent tree item and corrupt filesystem metadata, plausibly enabling corruption or loss of arbitrary file data beyond the attacker's own intended files.\nA:H - The corrupted extent tree path can trigger transaction aborts, read-only remounts, BUG_ON/oops conditions, or persistent filesystem corruption, causing high availability impact." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "1618aa3c2e0163f5ac34d514ae89474521910536", "lessThan": "4125a194db4a6cf91f619f38788272651cb97dce", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "1618aa3c2e0163f5ac34d514ae89474521910536", "lessThan": "450e6a685d0cad95b15f8af152057bd0bf79f50b", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "1618aa3c2e0163f5ac34d514ae89474521910536", "lessThan": "ab1e022379c3c811aa72da8eb0c7507859a1d0f5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "1618aa3c2e0163f5ac34d514ae89474521910536", "lessThan": "316fb1b3169efb081d2db910cbbfef445afa03b9", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "6.10", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "6.10", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.82", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.23", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.19.13", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.0", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.82" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.23" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "6.19.13" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.10", "versionEndExcluding": "7.0" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4125a194db4a6cf91f619f38788272651cb97dce" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/450e6a685d0cad95b15f8af152057bd0bf79f50b" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1e022379c3c811aa72da8eb0c7507859a1d0f5" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/316fb1b3169efb081d2db910cbbfef445afa03b9" } ], "title": "btrfs: fix incorrect return value after changing leaf in lookup_extent_data_ref()", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } } } }