From: syzbot <syzbot+3e58a7dc1a8c00243999@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com
Subject: Forwarded: [PATCH] ntfs3: prevent MFT inode resize operations
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:38:45 -0700 [thread overview]
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Subject: [PATCH] ntfs3: prevent MFT inode resize operations
Author: kartikey406@gmail.com
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
The MFT (Master File Table) inode does not have its run_lock rwsem
initialized, as noted in ntfs_file_release(). When a truncate operation
is attempted on the MFT inode, ntfs_truncate() tries to acquire the
uninitialized run_lock, triggering a lockdep warning about using a
non-static key.
The MFT is a special system file that should not be resized by user
operations. Add a check in ntfs_setattr() to reject any size change
attempts on the MFT inode with -EPERM before reaching ntfs_truncate().
This is consistent with the existing design where ntfs_file_release()
explicitly skips operations on MFT due to the missing run_lock
initialization.
Reported-by: syzbot+3e58a7dc1a8c00243999@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=3e58a7dc1a8c00243999
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>
---
fs/ntfs3/file.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/file.c b/fs/ntfs3/file.c
index 4c90ec2fa2ea..2555850483c4 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/file.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/file.c
@@ -792,7 +792,13 @@ int ntfs_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
if (ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
loff_t newsize, oldsize;
-
+ ntfs_warn(inode->i_sb,
+ "DEBUG: Truncating inode %lu (MFT_REC_MFT is %d)",
+ inode->i_ino, MFT_REC_MFT);
+ if (inode->i_ino == MFT_REC_MFT) {
+ err = -EPERM;
+ goto out;
+ }
if (WARN_ON(ni->ni_flags & NI_FLAG_COMPRESSED_MASK)) {
/* Should never be here, see ntfs_file_open(). */
err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-14 7:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-13 21:58 [syzbot] [ntfs3?] INFO: trying to register non-static key in ntfs_setattr syzbot
2025-10-14 6:41 ` Forwarded: [PATCH] ntfs3: initialize run_lock for MFT inode in ntfs_read_mft syzbot
2025-10-14 7:38 ` syzbot [this message]
2025-10-14 9:06 ` Forwarded: [PATCH] ntfs3: add debug warnings for run_lock initialization syzbot
2025-10-14 9:43 ` syzbot
2025-10-14 10:09 ` syzbot
2025-10-14 11:02 ` syzbot
2025-10-14 11:49 ` syzbot
2025-10-16 17:58 ` Dan Carpenter
2025-10-14 12:53 ` Forwarded: [PATCH] ntfs3: initialize run_lock for $Extend inode records syzbot
2025-10-14 13:25 ` Forwarded: [PATCH] ntfs3: prevent operations on NTFS system files syzbot
2026-01-02 4:59 ` [syzbot] [ntfs3?] INFO: trying to register non-static key in ntfs_setattr syzbot
2026-01-02 5:17 ` Tetsuo Handa
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