Threats tagged 'ghsa-rfxq-m8fc-mrw6'

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Btrfs filesystem was resolved that caused a kernel BUG due to improper initialization of inode mapping flags for cached inodes. The issue arises when cached inodes do not have their minimal folio order set correctly, leading to misaligned folio sizes and triggering assertion failures. This bug could cause system crashes during certain file operations involving Btrfs. The fix ensures that the inode mapping flags and minimal folio order are always set correctly, even for cached inodes.