CVE-2026-64296
exfat: bound uniname advance in exfat_find_dir_entry()
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: bound uniname advance in exfat_find_dir_entry() In exfat_find_dir_entry(), each TYPE_EXTEND (file name) entry advances the output pointer by a fixed amount while the loop guard only tracks the accumulated name length: if (++order == 2) uniname = p_uniname->name; else uniname += EXFAT_FILE_NAME_LEN; len = exfat_extract_uni_name(ep, entry_uniname); name_len += len; unichar = *(uniname+len); *(uniname+len) = 0x0; uniname grows by EXFAT_FILE_NAME_LEN (15) per name entry, but name_len grows only by the actual extracted length, which is shorter when a name fragment contains an early NUL. The only guard is `name_len >= MAX_NAME_LENGTH`, so a crafted directory with many short name fragments lets uniname run far past the p_uniname->name[MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 3] buffer while name_len stays small, causing an out-of-bounds read and write at *(uniname+len). The sibling extractor exfat_get_uniname_from_ext_entry() already stops on a short fragment (the lockstep `len != EXFAT_FILE_NAME_LEN` guard added in commit d42334578eba ("exfat: check if filename entries exceeds max filename length")); exfat_find_dir_entry() never got the equivalent. Track the per-entry write offset as a count and reject a fragment once the offset, or the offset plus the extracted length, would exceed MAX_NAME_LENGTH, before forming the output pointer.
INFO
Published Date :
July 25, 2026, 10:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 |
Solution
- Apply Linux kernel patch for exFAT vulnerability.
- Update kernel to include security fixes.
- Validate filename fragment lengths in exFAT.
- Track write offset for buffer safety.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '72a2589d82eb001c94b74bcfe6f9a599bd9bef60', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'fae76a94b35ee8c0e2eb6f64caca01d75c6d34e4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'cf85180b8a015029ee147694eaf4e0b3537e9432', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'ce4736c1e6c4cfbf1ac409a8c328a0b69546c9a0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '727bf7783a2936ffd55c628dddfd69343e511dcf', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '33c0b96d7e1672be1de0053786637ea46fb81507', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'c8e041c68c0bbb73aa62371ee63947bb6949d8b2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '3a1230e7b043c62737b05a3e9275ca83a43ad20a', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/exfat/dir.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.7'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.7', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.96', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.39', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/exfat/dir.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '72a2589d82eb001c94b74bcfe6f9a599bd9bef60', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'fae76a94b35ee8c0e2eb6f64caca01d75c6d34e4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'cf85180b8a015029ee147694eaf4e0b3537e9432', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'ce4736c1e6c4cfbf1ac409a8c328a0b69546c9a0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '727bf7783a2936ffd55c628dddfd69343e511dcf', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '33c0b96d7e1672be1de0053786637ea46fb81507', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'c8e041c68c0bbb73aa62371ee63947bb6949d8b2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '3a1230e7b043c62737b05a3e9275ca83a43ad20a', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/exfat/dir.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.7'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.7', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.96', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.39', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/exfat/dir.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.212 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.178 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.145 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.96 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 up to (excluding) 6.18.39 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.19 up to (excluding) 7.1.4 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.7 up to (excluding) 5.10.261 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c0b96d7e1672be1de0053786637ea46fb81507 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1230e7b043c62737b05a3e9275ca83a43ad20a Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727bf7783a2936ffd55c628dddfd69343e511dcf Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72a2589d82eb001c94b74bcfe6f9a599bd9bef60 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8e041c68c0bbb73aa62371ee63947bb6949d8b2 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce4736c1e6c4cfbf1ac409a8c328a0b69546c9a0 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf85180b8a015029ee147694eaf4e0b3537e9432 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fae76a94b35ee8c0e2eb6f64caca01d75c6d34e4 Types: Patch -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 27, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Jul. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '72a2589d82eb001c94b74bcfe6f9a599bd9bef60', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'fae76a94b35ee8c0e2eb6f64caca01d75c6d34e4', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'cf85180b8a015029ee147694eaf4e0b3537e9432', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'ce4736c1e6c4cfbf1ac409a8c328a0b69546c9a0', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '727bf7783a2936ffd55c628dddfd69343e511dcf', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '33c0b96d7e1672be1de0053786637ea46fb81507', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': 'c8e041c68c0bbb73aa62371ee63947bb6949d8b2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ca06197382bde0a3bc20215595d1c9ce20c6e341', 'lessThan': '3a1230e7b043c62737b05a3e9275ca83a43ad20a', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/exfat/dir.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.7'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.7', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.10.261', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.10.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '5.15.212', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '5.15.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.1.178', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.145', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.96', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.39', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.4', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/exfat/dir.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: bound uniname advance in exfat_find_dir_entry() In exfat_find_dir_entry(), each TYPE_EXTEND (file name) entry advances the output pointer by a fixed amount while the loop guard only tracks the accumulated name length: if (++order == 2) uniname = p_uniname->name; else uniname += EXFAT_FILE_NAME_LEN; len = exfat_extract_uni_name(ep, entry_uniname); name_len += len; unichar = *(uniname+len); *(uniname+len) = 0x0; uniname grows by EXFAT_FILE_NAME_LEN (15) per name entry, but name_len grows only by the actual extracted length, which is shorter when a name fragment contains an early NUL. The only guard is `name_len >= MAX_NAME_LENGTH`, so a crafted directory with many short name fragments lets uniname run far past the p_uniname->name[MAX_NAME_LENGTH + 3] buffer while name_len stays small, causing an out-of-bounds read and write at *(uniname+len). The sibling extractor exfat_get_uniname_from_ext_entry() already stops on a short fragment (the lockstep `len != EXFAT_FILE_NAME_LEN` guard added in commit d42334578eba ("exfat: check if filename entries exceeds max filename length")); exfat_find_dir_entry() never got the equivalent. Track the per-entry write offset as a count and reject a fragment once the offset, or the offset plus the extracted length, would exceed MAX_NAME_LENGTH, before forming the output pointer. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33c0b96d7e1672be1de0053786637ea46fb81507 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a1230e7b043c62737b05a3e9275ca83a43ad20a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/727bf7783a2936ffd55c628dddfd69343e511dcf Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72a2589d82eb001c94b74bcfe6f9a599bd9bef60 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8e041c68c0bbb73aa62371ee63947bb6949d8b2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce4736c1e6c4cfbf1ac409a8c328a0b69546c9a0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf85180b8a015029ee147694eaf4e0b3537e9432 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fae76a94b35ee8c0e2eb6f64caca01d75c6d34e4