# CVE-2026-72225: jbd2: fix integer underflow in jbd2\_journal\_initialize\_fast\_commit()

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.266, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in aa90f00932bf572d6ef284c977c2a60b39c13bd6; from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in e144ad0250f77e23e28949587b8b57e40dc3b512; from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in 4b48dcb88bb9117e3d3f051175a9a8b7cff7f8b6; from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in fb9b49618ed7296ebfad62a3835da8945f727001; from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in 4450dcaadf7d4aae8b6e4223b5d6ee4eb77097a9; from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in 78955fdce8ff654e6d33a2fa90882a1e7eb26330; from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in a58fc10adf503969fec2007b5afe8987258046c4; from 6866d7b3f2bb4f011041ba54c98b1584497fe2fd, fixed in 289a2ca0c9b7eae74f93fc213b0b971669b8683d
- Linux: 5.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.10.0, fixed in 5.10.266; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.212; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.178; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.145; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.97; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.40; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jbd2: fix integer underflow in jbd2_journal_initialize_fast_commit() jbd2_journal_initialize_fast_commit() validates journal capacity by checking (journal->j_last - num_fc_blks < JBD2_MIN_JOURNAL_BLOCKS). Both j_last and num_fc_blks are unsigned, so when num_fc_blks exceeds j_last the subtraction wraps to a large value, bypassing the bounds check. The resulting underflow corrupts j_last, j_fc_first, and j_free, leading to journal abort. Fix by checking num_fc_blks against j_last before the subtraction, returning -EFSCORRUPTED.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.266, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa90f00932bf572d6ef284c977c2a60b39c13bd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e144ad0250f77e23e28949587b8b57e40dc3b512
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b48dcb88bb9117e3d3f051175a9a8b7cff7f8b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb9b49618ed7296ebfad62a3835da8945f727001
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4450dcaadf7d4aae8b6e4223b5d6ee4eb77097a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78955fdce8ff654e6d33a2fa90882a1e7eb26330
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a58fc10adf503969fec2007b5afe8987258046c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/289a2ca0c9b7eae74f93fc213b0b971669b8683d

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