CVE-2023-54127In 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: =====================…

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.

CVSS

7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness (CWE)

Not given

Known exploited

Not in CISA's KEV catalog

EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)

Not loaded for this CVE

Assigned by

Not given

NVD analysis

Deferred

Record last updated

Aug 4, 2026

First seen by InfoSec Signals

Oct 9, 2026

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