CVE-2026-64532
fs/ntfs3: bound NTFS_DE view.data_off in UpdateRecordData{Root,Allocation}
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jul 27, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 19, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: bound NTFS_DE view.data_off in UpdateRecordData{Root,Allocation}
In do_action()'s UpdateRecordDataRoot (fslog.c:3489) and UpdateRecordDataAllocation (fslog.c:3697) cases, the memmove destination is `Add2Ptr(e, le16_to_cpu(e->view.data_off))`, where e->view.data_off comes from an on-disk NTFS_DE inside an INDEX_ROOT or INDEX_BUFFER. Neither case validates view.data_off + dlen against e->size; the existing check_if_index_root / check_if_alloc_index helpers walk the entry chain and validate the entry's offset, but not its internal view fields.
The neighbouring read sites (e.g., fs/ntfs3/index.c when iterating view entries) check view.data_off + view.data_size <= e->size. Apply the same bound at the two memmove sites.
Reproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 via pr_warn-only probe instrumentation: with view.data_off forced to 0xFFFC, the memmove writes 32 bytes past the end of the NTFS_DE.
This is similar in shape to Pavitra Jha's 2026-05-02 patch "fs/ntfs3: prevent oob in case UpdateRecordDataRoot" (<20260502105008.21827-1-jhapavitra98@gmail.com>) which proposes calling ntfs3_bad_de_range(); that helper does not exist in mainline. This patch uses inline checks.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b20e5a709d8bd190d6e4645606763c7423e694c1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d41b382068ca4e64e421f736cdd700095464b6ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/429d653ca641d38a78609b8f62e81a0a5c780a2d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/315d3a9a48b49f889da3d858a9307e677cb9e1bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be306b8d9143a9c076c804a7ca025d69caf9c448
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36feda687afebae24c472202694448738809c411
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e127829e57f5190f612412ece4541cb96d5ec7a
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