FKIE_CVE-2026-72478
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-08-15 06:22 - Updated: 2026-10-16 19:17
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: add bounds check to run_get_highest_vcn()
run_get_highest_vcn() parses a packed NTFS mapping-pairs buffer without
any length bound, relying solely on a 0x00 terminator to stop. A
crafted $LogFile UpdateMappingPairs record whose embedded attribute
contains mapping-pairs runs without a terminator causes the function to
read past the slab allocation, triggering a KASAN slab-out-of-bounds
read on mount.
The sibling function run_unpack() received an analogous bounds-check in
commit b62567bca474 ("ntfs3: add buffer boundary checks to run_unpack()"),
but run_get_highest_vcn() was missed.
Take a run_buf_size parameter and reject any run header whose payload
would extend past the buffer end, mirroring the pattern used by
run_unpack(). The caller in fslog.c passes the remaining attribute
bytes after the mapping-pairs offset.
KASAN report (on mainline v7.1 merge window HEAD):
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in run_get_highest_vcn+0x3c0/0x410
Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800e2d5400 by task mount/72
Call Trace:
run_get_highest_vcn+0x3c0/0x410
do_action.isra.0+0x3ba8/0x7b50
log_replay+0x9ddd/0x10200
ntfs_loadlog_and_replay+0x4ad/0x610
ntfs_fill_super+0x214a/0x4540
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
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{
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"programFiles": [
"fs/ntfs3/fslog.c",
"fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h",
"fs/ntfs3/run.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
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"versionType": "git"
},
{
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"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"status": "affected",
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},
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{
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"versionType": "git"
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"version": "6.1.175",
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"status": "affected",
"version": "6.6.140",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
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"version": "6.12.86",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "6.18.40",
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"version": "6.18.27",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThan": "5.16",
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.15.209",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
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"status": "affected",
"version": "7.0.4",
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}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"fs/ntfs3/fslog.c",
"fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h",
"fs/ntfs3/run.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "7.1"
},
{
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.178",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
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},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.97",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.40",
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},
{
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"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1.5",
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},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.2",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
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"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: add bounds check to run_get_highest_vcn()\n\nrun_get_highest_vcn() parses a packed NTFS mapping-pairs buffer without\nany length bound, relying solely on a 0x00 terminator to stop. A\ncrafted $LogFile UpdateMappingPairs record whose embedded attribute\ncontains mapping-pairs runs without a terminator causes the function to\nread past the slab allocation, triggering a KASAN slab-out-of-bounds\nread on mount.\n\nThe sibling function run_unpack() received an analogous bounds-check in\ncommit b62567bca474 (\"ntfs3: add buffer boundary checks to run_unpack()\"),\nbut run_get_highest_vcn() was missed.\n\nTake a run_buf_size parameter and reject any run header whose payload\nwould extend past the buffer end, mirroring the pattern used by\nrun_unpack(). The caller in fslog.c passes the remaining attribute\nbytes after the mapping-pairs offset.\n\nKASAN report (on mainline v7.1 merge window HEAD):\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in run_get_highest_vcn+0x3c0/0x410\n Read of size 1 at addr ffff88800e2d5400 by task mount/72\n Call Trace:\n run_get_highest_vcn+0x3c0/0x410\n do_action.isra.0+0x3ba8/0x7b50\n log_replay+0x9ddd/0x10200\n ntfs_loadlog_and_replay+0x4ad/0x610\n ntfs_fill_super+0x214a/0x4540"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2026-72478",
"lastModified": "2026-10-16T19:17:32.497",
"metrics": {
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"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"
},
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"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
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{
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],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"timestamp": "2026-10-16T18:50:38.730753Z",
"version": "2.0.3"
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},
"published": "2026-08-15T06:22:21.960",
"references": [
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41081202eb823f5b27ff164b12010b24428100ad"
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"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Received"
}
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