From: Deepanshu Kartikey Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 04:39:47 +0000 (+0530) Subject: netfs: Fix NULL pointer dereference in netfs_unbuffered_write() on retry X-Git-Tag: v7.0-rc6~1^2~8 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e9075e420a1eb3b52c60f3b95893a55e77419ce8;p=thirdparty%2Fkernel%2Flinux.git netfs: Fix NULL pointer dereference in netfs_unbuffered_write() on retry When a write subrequest is marked NETFS_SREQ_NEED_RETRY, the retry path in netfs_unbuffered_write() unconditionally calls stream->prepare_write() without checking if it is NULL. Filesystems such as 9P do not set the prepare_write operation, so stream->prepare_write remains NULL. When get_user_pages() fails with -EFAULT and the subrequest is flagged for retry, this results in a NULL pointer dereference at fs/netfs/direct_write.c:189. Fix this by mirroring the pattern already used in write_retry.c: if stream->prepare_write is NULL, skip renegotiation and directly reissue the subrequest via netfs_reissue_write(), which handles iterator reset, IN_PROGRESS flag, stats update and reissue internally. Fixes: a0b4c7a49137 ("netfs: Fix unbuffered/DIO writes to dispatch subrequests in strict sequence") Reported-by: syzbot+7227db0fbac9f348dba0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=7227db0fbac9f348dba0 Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260307043947.347092-1-kartikey406@gmail.com Tested-by: syzbot+7227db0fbac9f348dba0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner --- diff --git a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c index dd1451bf7543..4d9760e36c11 100644 --- a/fs/netfs/direct_write.c +++ b/fs/netfs/direct_write.c @@ -186,10 +186,18 @@ static int netfs_unbuffered_write(struct netfs_io_request *wreq) stream->sreq_max_segs = INT_MAX; netfs_get_subrequest(subreq, netfs_sreq_trace_get_resubmit); - stream->prepare_write(subreq); - __set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags); - netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_retry_write_subreq); + if (stream->prepare_write) { + stream->prepare_write(subreq); + __set_bit(NETFS_SREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &subreq->flags); + netfs_stat(&netfs_n_wh_retry_write_subreq); + } else { + struct iov_iter source; + + netfs_reset_iter(subreq); + source = subreq->io_iter; + netfs_reissue_write(stream, subreq, &source); + } } netfs_unbuffered_write_done(wreq);