GHSA-HW8W-QHG7-G497
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-24 18:32 – Updated: 2026-06-24 18:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
fs/ntfs3: prevent uninitialized lcn caused by zero len
syzbot reported a uninit-value in ntfs_iomap_begin [1].
Since runs was not touched yet, run_lookup_entry() immediately fails and returns false, which makes the value of "len" 0. Simultaneously, the new value and err value are also 0, causing the logic in attr_data_get_block_locked() to jump directly to ok, ultimately resulting in lcn being triggered before it is set [1].
In ntfs_iomap_begin(), the check for a 0 value in clen is moved forward to before updating lcn to avoid this [1].
[1] BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ntfs_iomap_begin+0x8c0/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:825 ntfs_iomap_begin+0x8c0/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:825 iomap_iter+0x9b7/0x1540 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
Local variable lcn created at: ntfs_iomap_begin+0x15d/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:786
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-53029"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-24T17:17:14Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfs/ntfs3: prevent uninitialized lcn caused by zero len\n\nsyzbot reported a uninit-value in ntfs_iomap_begin [1].\n\nSince runs was not touched yet, run_lookup_entry() immediately fails\nand returns false, which makes the value of \"*len\" 0.\nSimultaneously, the new value and err value are also 0, causing the\nlogic in attr_data_get_block_locked() to jump directly to ok, ultimately\nresulting in *lcn being triggered before it is set [1].\n\nIn ntfs_iomap_begin(), the check for a 0 value in clen is moved forward\nto before updating lcn to avoid this [1].\n\n[1]\nBUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in ntfs_iomap_begin+0x8c0/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:825\n ntfs_iomap_begin+0x8c0/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:825\n iomap_iter+0x9b7/0x1540 fs/iomap/iter.c:110\n\nLocal variable lcn created at:\n ntfs_iomap_begin+0x15d/0x1460 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:786",
"id": "GHSA-hw8w-qhg7-g497",
"modified": "2026-06-24T18:32:44Z",
"published": "2026-06-24T18:32:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53029"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/485f750cac3d8bdf5552a0e3d79ce5e3a03ece49"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e98266e823a1fa06fe6499df61aeaac2fd6f7a49"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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