Linux Kernel CVE-2026-45984

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gfs2: Fix use-after-free in iomap inline data write path

The inline data buffer head (dibh) is being released prematurely in gfs2_iomap_begin() via release_metapath() while iomap->inline_data still points to dibh->b_data. This causes a use-after-free when iomap_write_end_inline() later attempts to write to the inline data area.

The bug sequence:

1. gfs2_iomap_begin() calls gfs2_meta_inode_buffer() to read inode

metadata into dibh

1. Sets iomap->inline_data = dibh->b_data + sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)
2. Calls release_metapath() which calls brelse(dibh), dropping refcount

to 0

1. kswapd reclaims the page (~39ms later in the syzbot report)
2. iomap_write_end_inline() tries to memcpy() to iomap->inline_data
3. KASAN detects use-after-free write to freed memory

Fix by storing dibh in iomap->private and incrementing its refcount with get_bh() in gfs2_iomap_begin(). The buffer is then properly released in gfs2_iomap_end() after the inline write completes, ensuring the page stays alive for the entire iomap operation.

Note: A C reproducer is not available for this issue. The fix is based on analysis of the KASAN report and code review showing the buffer head is freed before use.

[agruenba: Take buffer head reference in gfs2_iomap_begin() to avoid leaks in gfs2_iomap_get() and gfs2_iomap_alloc().]