Re: [PATCH] Fix: ext4: add sanity check for inode inline write range

["Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Oct 08, 2025 at 02:42:22AM +0300, Ahmet Eray Karadag wrote:
> Add a simple check in ext4_try_to_write_inline_data() to prevent
> writes that extend past the inode's inline data area. The function
> now returns -EINVAL if pos + len exceeds i_inline_size.
> 
> This avoids invalid inline write attempts and keeps the write path
> consistent with the inode limits.
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+f3185be57d7e8dda32b8@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=f3185be57d7e8dda32b8
> Co-developed-by: Albin Babu Varghese <albinbabuvarghese20@gmail.com> 
> Signed-off-by: Albin Babu Varghese <albinbabuvarghese20@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmet Eray Karadag <eraykrdg1@gmail.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/inline.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/inline.c b/fs/ext4/inline.c
> index 1b094a4f3866..13ba56e8e334 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/inline.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/inline.c
> @@ -782,6 +782,16 @@ int ext4_write_inline_data_end(struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, unsigned len,
>  	struct ext4_iloc iloc;
>  	int ret = 0, ret2;
>  
> +	if ((pos + len) > EXT4_I(inode)->i_inline_size) {
> +			ext4_warning_inode(inode,
> +				"inline write beyond capacity (pos=%lld, len=%u, inline_size=%d)",
> +				pos, len, EXT4_I(inode)->i_inline_size);
> +		folio_unlock(folio);
> +		folio_put(folio);
> +		ret = -EINVAL;
> +		goto out;

Shouldn't write_begin have converted the file to block format if the
range to be written exceeds the possible inlinedata size?

> +	}
> +
>  	if (unlikely(copied < len) && !folio_test_uptodate(folio))
>  		copied = 0;
>  
> @@ -838,8 +848,8 @@ int ext4_write_inline_data_end(struct inode *inode, loff_t pos, unsigned len,
>  	 */
>  	if (pos + len > inode->i_size && ext4_can_truncate(inode))
>  		ext4_orphan_add(handle, inode);
> -
> -	ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);
> +	if (handle)
> +		ret2 = ext4_journal_stop(handle);

What is this??

--D

>  	if (!ret)
>  		ret = ret2;
>  	if (pos + len > inode->i_size) {
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 
>