# CVE-2026-98872: freevxfs: don't BUG() on unknown typed-extent type

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-108718
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

The freevxfs filesystem driver in the Linux kernel is affected. A crafted or corrupted VxFS disk image containing a file with an unrecognized typed-extent type can trigger a kernel crash (denial of service) when a block-mapping ioctl is issued on a regular file.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in fe40a19d571cbb584eea46038ee919d8712b2d2c; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 500e9d5bf9eff2096a21b7ac25a0a06ca46ab821; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in f1f2d54a576f0e4133b979e545abcfefd439c300; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 7ada9807e37103b41f586d34e3075e1209182b65; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 1284d687d46953fff9c0d969df108114611aca8b; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 405f13d7b270913e06e8e2b4de568985f94ef7d6; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 704d48d81dc41470e108811c32c577ada66192d4
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: freevxfs: don't BUG() on unknown typed-extent type vxfs_bmap_typed() handles four typed-extent types and calls BUG() in its default case, so an on-disk typed extent with any other type value crashes the kernel. It is reachable from ioctl(FIBMAP) on a regular file: kernel BUG at fs/freevxfs/vxfs_bmap.c:230! RIP: vxfs_bmap_typed fs/freevxfs/vxfs_bmap.c:230 [inline] vxfs_bmap1+0x128a/0x12d0 fs/freevxfs/vxfs_bmap.c:257 Replace the BUG() with WARN_ON_ONCE() and return 0 -- the value vxfs_bmap_typed() already returns on failure (and from the DEV4 case above); vxfs_getblk() maps 0 to -EIO, so the ioctl fails cleanly.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) 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/fe40a19d571cbb584eea46038ee919d8712b2d2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/500e9d5bf9eff2096a21b7ac25a0a06ca46ab821
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1f2d54a576f0e4133b979e545abcfefd439c300
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ada9807e37103b41f586d34e3075e1209182b65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1284d687d46953fff9c0d969df108114611aca8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/405f13d7b270913e06e8e2b4de568985f94ef7d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/704d48d81dc41470e108811c32c577ada66192d4

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