FKIE_CVE-2026-72197
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:21 - Updated: 2026-08-17 06:18
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length
In do_action()'s DeleteIndexEntryAllocation case, e->size comes
from an on-disk INDEX_BUFFER entry. When e->size makes
e + e->size point past hdr + hdr->used,
PtrOffset(e1, Add2Ptr(hdr, used)) returns a negative ptrdiff_t
that is silently cast to a quasi-infinite size_t when passed
to memmove(). The memmove then walks past the destination
buffer.
The sibling DeleteIndexEntryRoot case at fslog.c:3540-3543
already carries the corresponding guard:
if (PtrOffset(e1, Add2Ptr(hdr, used)) < esize ||
Add2Ptr(e, esize) > Add2Ptr(lrh, rec_len) ||
used + esize > le32_to_cpu(hdr->total)) {
goto dirty_vol;
}
Apply the same shape to the allocation-path case. Also reject
esize == 0: memmove(e, e, ...) is a no-op and leaves
hdr->used unchanged, hiding a malformed entry from the
existing check_index_header() walk.
Reproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 by
mounting a crafted NTFS image: the unguarded memmove takes a
length of 0xffffffffffffff00 and the kernel oopses in
memmove+0x81/0x1a0 on the do_action+0x36a2 frame.
[almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com: clang-formatted the changes]
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/ntfs3/fslog.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "c38ed2ab62fab75fd6d0fdc2bee540fbebc7b959",
"status": "affected",
"version": "b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "b509b9613f20dc5b653d54bf78fab00d79cc43c8",
"status": "affected",
"version": "b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "4c8aac931c1cd70347961ba5157aa916448c6a25",
"status": "affected",
"version": "b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "f383aae59ec3994c14804f4191c59038b206be81",
"status": "affected",
"version": "b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "09fddd52c1b0cef2c086d61be8f3d5dc92e36565",
"status": "affected",
"version": "b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "554700c65d398276cb00a8ef95f1d5e00b9eff93",
"status": "affected",
"version": "b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "fc4626bb3656362de8b0ecd56605d47a19ec3518",
"status": "affected",
"version": "b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/ntfs3/fslog.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.15"
},
{
"lessThan": "5.15",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.212",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.178",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.145",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.97",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.40",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.5",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length\n\nIn do_action()\u0027s DeleteIndexEntryAllocation case, e-\u003esize comes\nfrom an on-disk INDEX_BUFFER entry. When e-\u003esize makes\ne + e-\u003esize point past hdr + hdr-\u003eused,\nPtrOffset(e1, Add2Ptr(hdr, used)) returns a negative ptrdiff_t\nthat is silently cast to a quasi-infinite size_t when passed\nto memmove(). The memmove then walks past the destination\nbuffer.\n\nThe sibling DeleteIndexEntryRoot case at fslog.c:3540-3543\nalready carries the corresponding guard:\n\n\tif (PtrOffset(e1, Add2Ptr(hdr, used)) \u003c esize ||\n\t Add2Ptr(e, esize) \u003e Add2Ptr(lrh, rec_len) ||\n\t used + esize \u003e le32_to_cpu(hdr-\u003etotal)) {\n\t\tgoto dirty_vol;\n\t}\n\nApply the same shape to the allocation-path case. Also reject\nesize == 0: memmove(e, e, ...) is a no-op and leaves\nhdr-\u003eused unchanged, hiding a malformed entry from the\nexisting check_index_header() walk.\n\nReproduced under UML+KASAN on mainline 8d90b09e6741 by\nmounting a crafted NTFS image: the unguarded memmove takes a\nlength of 0xffffffffffffff00 and the kernel oopses in\nmemmove+0x81/0x1a0 on the do_action+0x36a2 frame.\n\n[almaz.alexandrovich@paragon-software.com: clang-formatted the changes]"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-72197",
"lastModified": "2026-08-17T06:18:20.487",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.4,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.5,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2026-08-15T06:21:38.323",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09fddd52c1b0cef2c086d61be8f3d5dc92e36565"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8aac931c1cd70347961ba5157aa916448c6a25"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554700c65d398276cb00a8ef95f1d5e00b9eff93"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b509b9613f20dc5b653d54bf78fab00d79cc43c8"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c38ed2ab62fab75fd6d0fdc2bee540fbebc7b959"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f383aae59ec3994c14804f4191c59038b206be81"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc4626bb3656362de8b0ecd56605d47a19ec3518"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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