CVE-2026-72197
fs/ntfs3: bound DeleteIndexEntryAllocation memmove length
Description
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. [[email protected]: clang-formatted the changes]
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 15, 2026, 6:21 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 17, 2026, 6:18 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
- Update the Linux kernel to the resolved version.
- Validate index entry sizes in do_action.
- Reject zero-sized entries to prevent issues.
- Apply related guards from DeleteIndexEntryRoot.
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'c38ed2ab62fab75fd6d0fdc2bee540fbebc7b959', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'b509b9613f20dc5b653d54bf78fab00d79cc43c8', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '4c8aac931c1cd70347961ba5157aa916448c6a25', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'f383aae59ec3994c14804f4191c59038b206be81', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '09fddd52c1b0cef2c086d61be8f3d5dc92e36565', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '554700c65d398276cb00a8ef95f1d5e00b9eff93', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'fc4626bb3656362de8b0ecd56605d47a19ec3518', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/ntfs3/fslog.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.15'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.15', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'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': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/ntfs3/fslog.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'c38ed2ab62fab75fd6d0fdc2bee540fbebc7b959', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'b509b9613f20dc5b653d54bf78fab00d79cc43c8', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '4c8aac931c1cd70347961ba5157aa916448c6a25', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'f383aae59ec3994c14804f4191c59038b206be81', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '09fddd52c1b0cef2c086d61be8f3d5dc92e36565', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '554700c65d398276cb00a8ef95f1d5e00b9eff93', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'fc4626bb3656362de8b0ecd56605d47a19ec3518', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/ntfs3/fslog.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.15'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.15', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'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': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/ntfs3/fslog.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Aug. 15, 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': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'c38ed2ab62fab75fd6d0fdc2bee540fbebc7b959', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'b509b9613f20dc5b653d54bf78fab00d79cc43c8', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '4c8aac931c1cd70347961ba5157aa916448c6a25', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'f383aae59ec3994c14804f4191c59038b206be81', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '09fddd52c1b0cef2c086d61be8f3d5dc92e36565', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': '554700c65d398276cb00a8ef95f1d5e00b9eff93', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'b46acd6a6a627d876898e1c84d3f84902264b445', 'lessThan': 'fc4626bb3656362de8b0ecd56605d47a19ec3518', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/ntfs3/fslog.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '5.15'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.15', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'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': '6.12.97', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.40', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1.5', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.1.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.2-rc1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['fs/ntfs3/fslog.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description 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. [[email protected]: clang-formatted the changes] Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09fddd52c1b0cef2c086d61be8f3d5dc92e36565 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8aac931c1cd70347961ba5157aa916448c6a25 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/554700c65d398276cb00a8ef95f1d5e00b9eff93 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b509b9613f20dc5b653d54bf78fab00d79cc43c8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c38ed2ab62fab75fd6d0fdc2bee540fbebc7b959 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f383aae59ec3994c14804f4191c59038b206be81 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc4626bb3656362de8b0ecd56605d47a19ec3518